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View SchemaMetamaterial Coatings for Broadband Asymmetric Mirrors
| Authors | Aiqing Chen, Keisuke Hasegawa, Miriam Deutsch, Viktor A. Podolskiy |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0611109 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0611109 |
| DOI | 10.1364/OL.32.001770 |
| Journal | Opt. Lett. 32, 1770-1772 (2007) |
Abstract
We report on design and fabrication of nano-composite metal-dielectric thin film coatings with high reflectance asymmetries. Applying basic dispersion engineering principles to model a broadband and large reflectance asymmetry, we obtain a model dielectric function for the metamaterial film, closely resembling the effective permittivity of disordered metal-dielectric nano-composites. Coatings realized using disordered nanocrystalline silver films deposited on glass substrates confirm the theoretical predictions, exhibiting symmetric transmittance, large reflectance asymmetries and a unique flat reflectance asymmetry.
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