Optical absorbers based on strong interference in ultra-thin films

Wide-angle, polarization-independent ultrathin broadband visible absorbers

(2016) Kyu-Tae Lee et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Theoretical model of homogeneous metal–insulator–metal perfect multi-band absorbers for the visible spectrum

(2016) G Kajtár et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Active Optical Metasurfaces Based on Defect-Engineered Phase-Transition Materials

(2016) Jura Rensberg et al.   NANO LETTERS

Ultrathin optical design for organic photovoltaic cells

(2015) J.X. Man et al.   OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS

Far-infrared quasi-monochromatic perfect absorption in a thin GaAs film on gold

(2015) Shun-Tung Yen et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Condition for unity absorption in an ultrathin and highly lossy film in a Gires–Tournois interferometer configuration

(2015) Junghyun Park et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Perfect interferenceless absorption at infrared frequencies by a van der Waals crystal

(2015) D. G. Baranov et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Large-Area, Lithography-Free Super Absorbers and Color Filters at Visible Frequencies Using Ultrathin Metallic Films

(2015) Zhongyang Li et al.   ACS Photonics

Low-loss, infrared and terahertz nanophotonics using surface phonon polaritons

(2015) Joshua D. Caldwell et al.   Nanophotonics

Thin Perfect Absorbers for Electromagnetic Waves: Theory, Design, and Realizations

(2015) Y. Ra’di et al.   Physical Review Applied

Strong Resonance Effect in a Lossy Medium-Based Optical Cavity for Angle Robust Spectrum Filters

(2014) Kyu-Tae Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ultra-thin optical interference coatings on rough and flexible substrates

(2014) Mikhail A. Kats et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Refractive index engineering of metal-dielectric nanocomposite thin films for optical super absorber

(2014) Nan Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Ultrathin metal-semiconductor-metal resonator for angle invariant visible band transmission filters

(2014) Kyu-Tae Lee et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Realization of dynamic thermal emission control

(2014) Takuya Inoue et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Flat optics with designer metasurfaces

(2014) Nanfang Yu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

A nanophotonic solar thermophotovoltaic device

(2014) Andrej Lenert et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 45)

(2014) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Decorative power generating panels creating angle insensitive transmissive colors

(2014) Jae Yong Lee et al.   Scientific Reports

Colored ultrathin hybrid photovoltaics with high quantum efficiency

(2014) Kyu-Tae Lee et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Omnidirectional Near-Unity Absorption in an Ultrathin Planar Semiconductor Layer on a Metal Substrate

(2014) Junghyun Park et al.   ACS Photonics

Coherent and Broadband Enhanced Optical Absorption in Graphene

(2013) Giuseppe Pirruccio et al.   ACS Nano

Enhancement of absorption and color contrast in ultra-thin highly absorbing optical coatings

(2013) Mikhail A. Kats et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Strong interference in ultrathin semiconducting layers on a wide variety of substrate materials

(2013) Franziska F. Schlich et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Super absorption of ultra-thin organic photovoltaic films

(2013) Kai Liu et al.   OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS

Long-wave infrared tunable thin-film perfect absorber utilizing highly doped silicon-on-sapphire

(2013) Justin W. Cleary et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Thermal tuning of mid-infrared plasmonic antenna arrays using a phase change material

(2013) Mikhail A. Kats et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Nanometre optical coatings based on strong interference effects in highly absorbing media

(2012) Mikhail A. Kats et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Resonant light trapping in ultrathin films for water splitting

(2012) Hen Dotan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

From metamaterials to metadevices

(2012) Nikolay I. Zheludev et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Ultrathin broadband nearly perfect absorber with symmetrical coherent illumination

(2012) Mingbo Pu et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Mid-infrared designer metals

(2012) S. Law et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Wideband perfect light absorber at midwave infrared using multiplexed metal structures

(2012) Joshua Hendrickson et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Vanadium Dioxide: A Peierls-Mott Insulator Stable against Disorder

(2012) Cédric Weber et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

High-efficiency thin-film silicon solar cells with improved light-soaking stability

(2012) Takuya Matsui et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Conformal Dual-Band Near-Perfectly Absorbing Mid-Infrared Metamaterial Coating

(2011) Zhi Hao Jiang et al.   ACS Nano

Design of a Perfect Black Absorber at Visible Frequencies Using Plasmonic Metamaterials

(2011) Mehdi Keshavarz Hedayati et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Investigation of Limits to the Optical Performance of Asymmetric Fabry-Perot Electroabsorption Modulators

(2011) Ross M. Audet et al.   IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

Palladium-Based Plasmonic Perfect Absorber in the Visible Wavelength Range and Its Application to Hydrogen Sensing

(2011) Andreas Tittl et al.   NANO LETTERS

Polarization-independent dual-band infrared perfect absorber based on a metal-dielectric-metal elliptical nanodisk array

(2011) Bingxin Zhang et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Large-area wide-angle spectrally selective plasmonic absorber

(2011) Chihhui Wu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Taming the Blackbody with Infrared Metamaterials as Selective Thermal Emitters

(2011) Xianliang Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Time-Reversed Lasing and Interferometric Control of Absorption

(2011) W. Wan et al.   SCIENCE

Oxides and nitrides as alternative plasmonic materials in the optical range [Invited]

(2011) Gururaj V. Naik et al.   Optical Materials Express

Metal-insulator transition in epitaxial V1−xWxO2(0≤x≤0.33) thin films

(2010) Keisuke Shibuya et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Analysis and Design of Ultra Thin Electromagnetic Absorbers Comprising Resistively Loaded High Impedance Surfaces

(2010) Filippo Costa et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION

Maximized Optical Absorption in Ultrathin Films and Its Application to Plasmon-Based Two-Dimensional Photovoltaics

(2010) Carl Hägglund et al.   NANO LETTERS

Infrared Perfect Absorber and Its Application As Plasmonic Sensor

(2010) Na Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

P3HT/PCBM Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics: Correlating Efficiency and Morphology

(2010) Dian Chen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Fundamental limit of nanophotonic light trapping in solar cells

(2010) Zongfu Yu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The perfect absorber

(2009) E. F. C. Driessen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Impedance model for the polarization-dependent optical absorption of superconducting single-photon detectors

(2009) E. F. C. Driessen et al.   EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL-APPLIED PHYSICS

A Thin Electromagnetic Absorber for Wide Incidence Angles and Both Polarizations

(2009) O. Luukkonen et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION

Wide-angle perfect absorber/thermal emitter in the terahertz regime

(2009) Marcus Diem et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Brighter Light Sources from Black Metal: Significant Increase in Emission Efficiency of Incandescent Light Sources

(2009) A. Y. Vorobyev et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

A metamaterial absorber for the terahertz regime: design, fabrication and characterization

(2008) Hu Tao et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Fine Structure Constant Defines Visual Transparency of Graphene

(2008) R. R. Nair et al.   SCIENCE