Title :
Nanocavity enhanced absorption of ultra-thin films
Author :
Haomin Song ; Luqing Guo ; Zhejun Liu ; Kai Liu ; Xie Zeng ; Dengxin Ji ; Nan Zhang ; Haifeng Hu ; Suhua Jiang ; Qiaoqiang Gan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract :
We develop a fundemantal strategy to enhance the light-matter interaction of ultra-thin films based on strong interference effect in planar nanocavities, and overcome the limitation between the absorption and film thickness of energy harvesting materials.
Keywords :
light absorption; light interference; nanophotonics; optical films; thin films; energy harvesting materials; interference effect; light-matter interaction enhancement; planar nanocavity enhanced absorption; ultrathin films; Absorption; Aluminum oxide; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
