Fabrication of an anti-reflective microstructure on sapphire by femtosecond laser direct writing
Fabrication of an anti-reflective microstructure on sapphire by femtosecond laser direct writing
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飞秒激光直写蓝宝石抗反射微结构的制备
DOI:
10.1364/ol.42.000543
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发表时间:
2017-02-01
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影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Sun, Hong-Bo
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作者:
Li, Qian-Kun;Cao, Jia-Ji;Sun, Hong-Bo
Herein, we report a facile approach for the maskless production of subwavelength-structured antireflective surfaces on sapphire with high and broadband transmittance in the mid-IR: femtosecond laser direct writing assist with wet etching. With this method, inverted pyramid and cone arrays with a pitch of about 2 mu m and a total height of near 900 nm on the sapphire were produced. The resulting subwavelength structures greatly suppress specular reflection at normal incidence. The transmission measurements between 3 and 5 mu m are in agreement with the simulations performed using VirtualLab, and the transmittance reached a maximum value of 92.5% at 4 mu m. The sapphire with subwavelength structures also exhibits angle-independent transmittance characteristics up to a high. theta = 60 degrees. Therefore, these subwavelength structures on sapphire are of great technological importance in mid-IR optics, especially for the harsh-condition-applicable windows of military mid-IR devices. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America