Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 22, 2231001(2021)

A Reconfigurable Visible Light Filter Based on Nanofilms with a Black Layer

Jinying Zhang1,2、*, Rui Wang1,2、**, Bingnan Wang1,2, Kaizi Hao1,2, Defang Li1,2, Zhuo Li1,2, Xin Wang1,2, and Suhui Yang1,2
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  • 1School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    A novel reconfigurable visible light filter based on nanofilms with a black layer was proposed in view of the tunable dielectric properties of ferroelectric materials. The reconfigurable performance of its reflection spectrum was compared with that of the one-dimensional photonic crystal filter. The experimental results demonstrate that the reflection color contrast is significantly improved by the black layer that absorbs the incoherent scattered light. When the thickness of the barium titanate (BTO) film changes from 100 nm to 140 nm, the peak wavelength of the reflection spectrum shifts from 383.7 nm to 501.2 nm, and the reflection color turns from purple to turquoise. The test results of the reflection spectra are in good agreement with the finite element simulation outcomes. According to the numerical results, when the BTO film is 170 nm thick, its refractive index decreases from 2.4 to 2.0 under 21.8 V direct-current (DC) driving voltage. Consequently, the peak wavelength of the reflection spectrum shifts from 595.3 nm to 513.9 nm.

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    Jinying Zhang, Rui Wang, Bingnan Wang, Kaizi Hao, Defang Li, Zhuo Li, Xin Wang, Suhui Yang. A Reconfigurable Visible Light Filter Based on Nanofilms with a Black Layer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(22): 2231001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Thin Films

    Received: Apr. 12, 2021

    Accepted: Jun. 3, 2021

    Published Online: Nov. 17, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhang Jinying (jyzhang@bit.edu.cn), Wang Rui (3120190641@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.2231001

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