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    • Materials Science
    • Surface Science

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    • Periodic surfaces, or metasurfaces, are crucial for controlling light.
    • Antireflection (AR) properties are essential for optical devices.
    • Recent studies incorrectly attribute AR bands in metasurfaces to Mie scattering.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To clarify the physical mechanisms behind antireflection (AR) bands in periodic metasurfaces.
    • To differentiate between diffractive effects and Mie scattering in AR phenomena.
    • To provide a quantitative understanding of AR properties related to substrate waves.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of 1D and 2D periodic surfaces (metasurfaces).
    • Investigating substrate wave propagation and its relation to AR.
    • Mapping antireflection loci against substrate transmittance loci in period versus wavelength.
    • Considering fully dispersed and lossy surface conditions.

    Main Results:

    • AR bands in periodic metasurfaces are a result of diffractive effects from the lattice, not Mie scattering.
    • A clear quantitative link is established between AR loci and substrate transmittance loci.
    • The findings hold true for both dispersed and lossy surfaces.

    Conclusions:

    • Substrate wave generation and AR signatures in periodic metasurfaces are fundamentally diffractive phenomena.
    • This work corrects misconceptions regarding Mie scattering's role in these AR bands.
    • The findings can guide the design of advanced grating-based antireflection structures.