• DocumentCode
    521170
  • Title

    Ultra-thin ultra-smooth and low-loss silver and silver-silica composite films for superlensing applications

  • Author

    Chen, Weiqiang ; Thoreson, Mark D. ; Kildishev, Alexander V. ; Shalaev, Vladimir M.

  • Author_Institution
    Birck Nanotechnol. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a method to fabricate ultra-thin ultra-smooth and low-loss silver and silver-silica composite films using a germanium wetting layer and a rapid post-annealing treatment. Such achievement satisfies both the demands for superlenses and hyperlenses.
  • Keywords
    annealing; germanium; lenses; optical fabrication; optical films; silicon compounds; silver; wetting; germanium wetting layer; hyperlenses; low-loss silver-silica composite films; optical fabrication; post-annealing treatment; superlensing; Annealing; Fabrication; Germanium; Inorganic materials; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical materials; Rough surfaces; Silver; Surface roughness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500781