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Polyperiodic-hole-array Plasmonic Color Filter for Minimizing the Effect of Angle of Incidence

입사광각의 영향을 최소화한 다결정 주기 구멍 배열 플라즈모닉 컬러 필터의 설계

  • Jeong, Ki Won (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Do, Yun Seon (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
  • 정기원 (경북대학교 IT대학 전자공학부) ;
  • 도윤선 (경북대학교 IT대학 전자공학부)
  • Received : 2020.02.11
  • Accepted : 2020.03.24
  • Published : 2020.06.25
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Abstract

In this paper we propose a plasmonic color filter with a novel nanopattern. The suggested pattern, called a "polyperiodic hole array" (PPHA), is introduced to solve the angle dependence of the optical response that originates from the periodic structure. We set the diameter and period of the hole to make a green color filter, and set the unit-cell size and metal and dielectric thicknesses in consideration of the propagation length and skin depth. The periodic hole arrays are locally rotated to make a PPHA pattern, resulting in a globally aperiodic yet partially periodic pattern. As a result, compared to a general pattern, the PPHA nanostructured color filter has a maximum 40% improvement in spectral shift when the angle of incidence is increased from 0° to 30°. Transmittance reduction was also alleviated by 30%. This work will improve the performance of nanostructured color filters and help with nanotechnology being applied industrially to imaging devices, including displays and image sensors.

본 논문에서는 주기적인 구멍배열(periodic hole array, PHA) 패턴을 가진 나노금속구조 컬러필터의 문제점인 입사광의 각도에 따른 컬러필터 중심파장의 이동을 해결하기 위해 새로운 구멍 패턴인 polyperiodic hole array (PPHA)를 제시한다. 먼저 녹색파장대역 컬러필터를 만들기 위해 구멍의 직경과 주기를 정했으며 propagation length와 skin depth를 고려해 단위셀의 크기, 금속과 유전체의 두께를 설정했다. PPHA 패턴을 만들기 위해 주기적인 구멍배열을 국부적으로 회전시켜 전체적으로는 비주기적이지만 부분적으로 주기적인 패턴을 만들었다. 그 결과 PHA 패턴과 대비하여 PPHA 패턴 나노금속구조 컬러필터는 입사광각이 0°에서 30°까지 증가하였을 때 파장의 이동도가 최대 40% 개선되었다. 본 연구를 통해 나노금속구조 컬러필터의 성능을 향상시킬 수 있으며 디스플레이, 이미지 센서 등 이미징 디바이스 분야에 접목시켜 산업적으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 예상한다.

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