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Optical properties of tungsten thin films perforated with a bidimensional array of subwavelength holes
We present a theorical investigation of the optical transmission of a
dielectric grating carved in a tungsten layer. For appropriate wavelengths
tungsten shows indeed a dielectric behaviour. Our numerical simulations leads
to theoretical results similar to those found with metallic systems studied in
earlier works. The interpretation of our results rests on the idea that the
transmission is correlated with the resonant response of eigenmodes coupled to
evanescent diffraction orders.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Approximating the Maximum Overlap of Polygons under Translation
Let and be two simple polygons in the plane of total complexity ,
each of which can be decomposed into at most convex parts. We present an
-approximation algorithm, for finding the translation of ,
which maximizes its area of overlap with . Our algorithm runs in
time, where is a constant that depends only on and .
This suggest that for polygons that are "close" to being convex, the problem
can be solved (approximately), in near linear time
Optimal overlayer inspired by Photuris firefly improves light-extraction efficiency of existing light-emitting diodes
In this paper the design, fabrication and characterization of a bioinspired
overlayer deposited on a GaN LED is described. The purpose of this overlayer is
to improve light extraction into air from the diode's high refractive-index
active material. The layer design is inspired by the microstructure found in
the firefly Photuris sp. The actual dimensions and material composition have
been optimized to take into account the high refractive index of the GaN diode
stack. This two-dimensional pattern contrasts other designs by its unusual
profile, its larger dimensions and the fact that it can be tailored to an
existing diode design rather than requiring a complete redesign of the diode
geometry. The gain of light extraction reaches values up to 55% with respect to
the reference unprocessed LED.Comment: 9 pages, 9 Figures, published in Optics Expres
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