Design rules for customizable optical materials based on nanocomposites
Werdehausen D, Staude I, Burger S, Petschulat J, Scharf T, Pertsch T, Decker M (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Book Volume: 8
Pages Range: 3456-3469
Journal Issue: 11
DOI: 10.1364/OME.8.003456
Abstract
Nanocomposites with tailored optical properties can provide a new degree of freedom for optical design. However, despite their potential these materials remain unused in bulk optical applications. Here we investigate the conditions under which they can be used for such applications using Mie theory, effective medium theories, and numerical simulations based on the finite element method. We show that due to scattering different effective medium regimes have to be distinguished, and that bulk materials can only be realized in a specific parameter range. Our analysis also enables us to quantify the range of validity of different effective medium theories, and identify design rules on how the material's free parameters should be adjusted for specific applications.
Involved external institutions
Carl Zeiss AG
Germany (DE)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Germany (DE)
JCMwave
Germany (DE)
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
Germany (DE)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Switzerland (CH)
Germany (DE)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Germany (DE)
JCMwave
Germany (DE)
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
Germany (DE)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Switzerland (CH)
How to cite
APA:
Werdehausen, D., Staude, I., Burger, S., Petschulat, J., Scharf, T., Pertsch, T., & Decker, M. (2018). Design rules for customizable optical materials based on nanocomposites. Optical Materials Express, 8(11), 3456-3469. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.8.003456
MLA:
Werdehausen, Daniel, et al. "Design rules for customizable optical materials based on nanocomposites." Optical Materials Express 8.11 (2018): 3456-3469.
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