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Blue light absorption enhancement based on vertically channelling modes in nano-holes arrays

Optics 2014-02-10 v1

Abstract

We investigate the specific optical regime occurring at short wavelengths, in the high absorption regime, in silicon thin-films patterned by periodically arranged nano-holes. Near-field scanning optical microscopy indicates that the incoming light is coupled to vertically channelling modes. Optical modelling and simulations show that the light, travelling inside the low-index regions, is absorbed at the direct vicinity of the nano-holes sidewalls. This channelling regime should be taken into account for light management in optoelectronic devices.

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@article{arxiv.1402.1706,
  title  = {Blue light absorption enhancement based on vertically channelling modes in nano-holes arrays},
  author = {Guillaume Gomard and Romain Peretti and Ségolène Callard and Xianqin Meng and Rémy Artinyan and Thierry Deschamps and Pere Roca I. Cabarrocas and Emmanuel Drouard and Christian Seassal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.1706},
  year   = {2014}
}