• DocumentCode
    1691088
  • Title

    Low-refractive-index materials: A new class of optical thin-film materials

  • Author

    Schubert, E.F. ; Kim, Jong Kyu

  • Author_Institution
    Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The refractive index, a most fundamental quantity in optics and optoelectronics, determines many figures of merit of optical components such as reflectors, filters, and resonators. Here we present a new class of optical thin-film materials that have a very low refractive index. Specular films of high optical quality with refractive indices as low as 1.05 are demonstrated. Applications of the material in optoelectronics and solid-state lighting will also be discussed.
  • Keywords
    optical films; optical materials; refractive index; thin films; low refractive index material; optical component; optical thin-film materials; optoelectronics applications; solid-state lighting; specular film; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Resonator filters; Solid state lighting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2007. NUSOD '07. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Newark, DE
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1431-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NUSOD.2007.4348994
  • Filename
    4348994
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1691088