Optimized two-layer motheye structures for MgAl₂O₄ spinel ceramic windows

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2021-07-22

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Chaoran Tu, Jonathan Hu, Curtis R. Menyuk, Thomas F. Carruthers, L. Brandon Shaw, Lynda E. Busse, and Jasbinder S. Sanghera, "Optimized two-layer motheye structures for MgAl₂O₄ spinel ceramic windows," OSA Continuum 4, 2143-2153 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1364/OSAC.428319

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This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.
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Abstract

We computationally study two-layer motheye nanostructures fabricated on MgAl₂O₄ spinel ceramic windows. We investigated the parameters of the structure, including height, width, and shape, in order to optimize its power transmission efficiency over a broad bandwidth. We found a two-layer motheye structure in which the cones of the upper structure have a concave shape that can theoretically achieve more than 99.8% transmission at normal incidence in the wavelength range between 0.4 μm and 5.0 μm.