Optimal dimensions of cone and pyramid moth-eye structures for SiO 2 windows
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: We computationally investigate the transmission efficiency through moth-eye nanostructures that are fabricated on SiO 2 windows in the wavelength range from 0.4 to 2 μ m. We investigated both truncated cones and truncated pyramids, and we varied the height, bottom width, and top width of these shapes in order to maximize the transmission efficiency. We found that there is no substantial difference in transmission between truncated cone and pyramid structures. Using the constraints from the current achievable experimental limits, a relatively uniform transmission coefficient of larger than 99.0% can be obtained from 0.4 μ m to 2 μ m. These transmission results are only 0.5% in absolute value lower than the transmission of a structure that is not constrained by current experimental limits.
Source: Optics Continuum
Authors: Chaoran Tu, Wei Zhang, Jonathan Hu, Curtis R. Menyuk, Thomas F. Carruthers, L. Brandon Shaw, Lynda E. Busse, Jasbinder S. Sanghera
Language: English
Subfield: Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,372
Funder: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Award: G1039549807
OpenAlex ID: W4415119709