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Design and Characterization Methodology for Efficient Wide Range Tunable MEMS Filters
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Wide-angle filters based on nanoresonators for the visible spectrum
Abstract:
We present a design for a highly efficient and omnidirectional color-selective filter for the visible spectrum, based on a Fabry-Perot metal-dielectric-metal nanoresonator. The filter can have the same color transmitted in a range of incident angles from 0° up to 60° for TM polarization. The dielectrics used for each color filter are carefully chosen so that the angle-insensitive resonance conditions are satisfied while transmission values from 44.3% to 78.36% are achieved. We calculated the dielectric thickness for each filter and analyzed the optimal Ag thickness for maximum transmission. The proposed filters have a simple multilayer structure and do not require complex lithographic fabrication processes.
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