Design of broadband anti-reflective metasurfaces based on an effective medium approach

N. S. Nye; A. Swisher; C. Bungay; S. Tuenge; T. Mayer; D. N. Christodoulides; C. Rivero-Baleine

doi:10.1117/12.2262026

11 May 2017 Design of broadband anti-reflective metasurfaces based on an effective medium approach

N. S. Nye, A. Swisher, C. Bungay, S. Tuenge, T. Mayer, D. N. Christodoulides, C. Rivero-Baleine

Proceedings Volume 10181, Advanced Optics for Defense Applications: UV through LWIR II; 101810J (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262026
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

In this paper we show how to systematically design anti-reflective metasurfaces for the mid-infrared wavelength range. To do so, we have utilized a multilayer arrangement involving a judiciously nano-perforated surface, having air holes, arranged in a hexagonal fashion. By exploiting an effective medium approach, we optimized the dimensions of the surface features in our design. Here, we report a broadband reflectivity 3.5 − 5.5 μm that is below 10% over a broad range of incident angles 0⁰ ≤ θ_𝑖 ≤ 70⁰ , irrespective of the incident polarization (TE, TM). Our experimental results are in excellent agreement with full-wave finite element simulations. This systematic approach can be used to design a wide variety of patterned metasurfaces, capable of controlling the phase of the incident optical field.

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N. S. Nye, A. Swisher, C. Bungay, S. Tuenge, T. Mayer, D. N. Christodoulides, and C. Rivero-Baleine "Design of broadband anti-reflective metasurfaces based on an effective medium approach", Proc. SPIE 10181, Advanced Optics for Defense Applications: UV through LWIR II, 101810J (11 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262026

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