Title :
Increased laser damage threshold in As2S3 motheye antireflective structures
Author :
Weiblen, R. Joseph ; Florea, Catalin ; Busse, Lynda ; Shaw, Bikash ; Menyuk, Curtis R. ; Aggarwal, Ishwar ; Sanghera, Jasbinder
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We computationally study the irradiance enhancement in As2S3 motheye structures. We show that enhancement in the glass is minimal, matching with experiments showing an increased laser damage threshold for motheye structures versus thin-film AR coatings.
Keywords :
antireflection coatings; arsenic compounds; laser beam effects; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical films; optical glass; As2S3; As2S3 motheye antireflective structures; glass; irradiance enhancement; laser damage threshold; thin-film AR coatings; Coatings; Glass; Optical surface waves; Surface emitting lasers; Surface treatment; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA