A novel high-refractive index episulfide-thiol polymer for nanoimprinting optical elements

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (32) ◽  
pp. 8823-8831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunhui Tang ◽  
Carlos Pina-Hernandez ◽  
Qijian Niu ◽  
Jun Nie ◽  
Stefano Cabrini
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optoelectronic Devices ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
Optical Polymer

A novel episulfide-thiol optical polymer with a high refractive index (n = 1.707) can be thermally nanoimprinted at 160 °C with nanoscale size resolution showing excellent pattern fidelity and low defectivity, which exhibit the material as a potential candidate for applications in optical and optoelectronic devices.

scholarly journals Attenuated Total Reflection at THz Wavelengths: Peculiarities of Total Internal Reflection and Polariscopy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meguya Ryu ◽  
Soon Hock Ng ◽  
Vijayakumar Anand ◽  
Stefan Lundgaard ◽  
Jingwen Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Biological Samples ◽  
Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Refractive Index Change ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Total Reflection ◽  
Attenuated Total Reflection ◽  
Internal Reflection ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
Frustrated Total Internal Reflection

Capabilities of the Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) at THz wavelengths for increased sub-surface depth characterisation of (bio-)materials is presented. The penetration depth of a THz evanescent wave in biological samples is dependent on the wavelength and temperature and can reach 0.1-0.5 mm depth due to strong refractive index change ∼0.4 of the ice-water transition; this is quite significant and important when studying biological samples. Technical challenges are discussed when using ATR for uneven, heterogeneous, high refractive index samples with possibility of frustrated total internal reflection (a breakdown of the ATR reflection-mode into transmission-mode). Local field enhancements at the interface are discussed with numerical/analytical examples. Maxwell’s scaling was used to model behaviour of absorber-scatterer inside materials at the interface with ATR prism for realistic complex refractive indices of bio-materials. Modality of ATR with polarisation analysis is proposed and its principle illustrated, opening an invitation for its experimental validation. The sensitivity of the polarised ATR mode to the refractive index between the sample and ATR prism is revealed. Design principles of polarisation active optical elements and spectral filters are outlined. The results and concepts are based on experiments carried out at the THz beamline of the Australian Synchrotron.

Nanostructured Tungsten Disulfide WS2 as Mie Scatterers and Nanoantennas

MRS Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (35-36) ◽  
pp. 1819-1826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Ahmed ◽  
Viktoriia E. Babicheva
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Silicon Layer ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Tungsten Disulfide ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
Wide Range

ABSTRACTNanoparticles of high-refractive-index materials like semiconductors can achieve confinement of light at the subwavelength scale because of the excitation of Mie resonances. The nanostructures out of high-refractive-index materials have extensively been studied theoretically and realized in experiments exploring a wide range of photonic applications. Recently, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) from the family of van der Waals layered materials have been shown to exhibit tailorable optical properties along with high refractive index and strong anisotropy. We envision that TMDCs are a promising material platform for designing metasurfaces and ultra-thin optical elements: these van der Waals materials show a strong spectral response on light excitations in visible and near-infrared ranges, and metasurface properties can be controlled by nanoantenna dimensions and their arrangement. In this work, we investigate a periodic array of disk-shaped nanoantennas made of a TMDC material, tungsten disulfide WS2, placed on top of a silicon layer and oxide substrate. We show that the nanostructure resonance in TMDC disk-shaped nanoantenna array can be controlled by the variation in silicon layer thickness and have a dependence on the presence of index-match superstrate cover. We also report on the spectral features in absorption and reflection profiles of the same structure with different surrounding index.

Development and Precision Molding of Optical Glasses with High Refractive Index for Optical Applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 702 ◽  
pp. 96-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoyuki Kitamura ◽  
Kohei Fukumi ◽  
Kenji Kintaka ◽  
Hironori Ofuchi ◽  
Tetsuo Honma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Glass Plate ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Phosphate Glasses ◽  
Oxide Content ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Molding Method ◽  
Niobium Oxides ◽  
Niobium Phosphate

The structure and optical properties of phosphate glasses containing bismuth or niobium oxides for subwavelength structure (SWS) optical elements were studied. The glasses containing a large amount of bismuth and niobium oxides had refractive indexes higher than 1.8 and low deformation temperatures. However, these high refractive index glasses were yellowish due to the electronic transition in trivalent bismuth ions and pentavalent niobium ions. The structure of the glasses was investigated by X-ray, IR, and Raman spectroscopy. NbOx and BiOx formed clusters as the bismuth and niobium oxide content increased. The results showed that the local structure around bismuth and niobium ions was related to the coloration. Based on these results, we developed high refractive index glasses that were used for precision molding to fabricate periodic SWSs. One-dimensional periodic SWSs were fabricated on the glass surface by a precision molding method using a SiC mold on which the reverse of the SWS pattern was carved and a flat SiC mold. One-dimensional SWSs with a high aspect ratio were fabricated on one surface of the glass plate. The niobium phosphate glass plates with the one-dimensional SWS showed phase retardation higher than 1/8l between TE- and TM-polarized beams at 400 nm, demonstrating that a wavelength plate can be fabricated by our precision molding technique.

Accelerated Discovery of High-Refractive-Index Polyimides via First-Principles Molecular Modeling, Virtual High-Throughput Screening, and Data Mining

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Atif Faiz Afzal ◽  
Mojtaba Haghighatlari ◽  
Sai Prasad Ganesh ◽  
Chong Cheng ◽  
Johannes Hachmann
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Refractive Index ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
First Principles ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Learning Program

<div>We present a high-throughput computational study to identify novel polyimides (PIs) with exceptional refractive index (RI) values for use as optic or optoelectronic materials. Our study utilizes an RI prediction protocol based on a combination of first-principles and data modeling developed in previous work, which we employ on a large-scale PI candidate library generated with the ChemLG code. We deploy the virtual screening software ChemHTPS to automate the assessment of this extensive pool of PI structures in order to determine the performance potential of each candidate. This rapid and efficient approach yields a number of highly promising leads compounds. Using the data mining and machine learning program package ChemML, we analyze the top candidates with respect to prevalent structural features and feature combinations that distinguish them from less promising ones. In particular, we explore the utility of various strategies that introduce highly polarizable moieties into the PI backbone to increase its RI yield. The derived insights provide a foundation for rational and targeted design that goes beyond traditional trial-and-error searches.</div>

Preparation and Characterization of Polyvinylidene Fluoride/ZrO2-TiO2 Optical Film with Wide Band Gap and High Refractive Index

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Qing ZHANG ◽  
Li-Li ZHAO ◽  
Shi-Long XU ◽  
Chao ZHANG ◽  
Xiao-Ying CHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Wide Band Gap ◽  
Optical Film

Three-band perfect absorber with high refractive index sensing based on active tunable Dirac semimetal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyou Li ◽  
Zao Yi ◽  
Tinting Liu ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Xifang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Gold Layer ◽  
Perfect Absorber ◽  
Refractive Index Sensing ◽  
Dirac Semimetal

In this paper, we designed a three-band narrowband perfect absorber based on Bulk Dirac semimetallic (BDS) metamaterials. The absorber consists of a hollow Dirac semimetallic layer above, a gold layer...

Oxa-Michael polyaddition of vinylsulfonylethanol for aliphatic polyethersulfones

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Ziegenbalg ◽  
Ruth Lohwasser ◽  
Giovanni D’Andola ◽  
Torben Adermann ◽  
Johannes Christopher Brendel
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Flame Retardant ◽  
Chemical Resistance ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Interesting Class ◽  
The Common ◽  
Flame Retardant Properties

Polyethersulfones are an interesting class of polymers for industrial applications due to their unusual properties such as a high refractive index, flame-retardant properties, high temperature and chemical resistance. The common...

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