Abstract

A color filter based on a subwavelength patterned grating in poly silicon was proposed and realized on a quartz substrate. It was produced by utilizing the laser interference lithography technique to feature wide effective area compared to the costly e-beam lithography. An oxide layer was introduced on top of the silicon grating layer as a mask to facilitate the silicon-etching and to enhance the filtering selectivity as well. The structural parameters for the device include the grating pitch and height of 450 nm and 100 nm respectively, the silicon stripe width of 150 nm, and the oxide thickness of 200 nm. The fabricated device offered a spectral response suitable for a blue color filter, exhibiting the center wavelength of ~460 nm, the bandwidth ~90 nm and the peak transmission 40%. The positional dependence of its performance was examined to find the effective area of 3×3 mm2, where the variation in the relative transmission efficiency and in the center wavelength was less than 10% and 2 nm respectively. Finally, the influence of the angle of the incident beam upon the transfer characteristics of the device was investigated to reveal that the rate of change in the relative transmission was equivalent to about 1.5%/degree.

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[Crossref]

R. Magnusson and S. S. Wang, “Transmission bandpass guided-mode resonance filters,” Appl. Opt. 34, 8106–8109 (1995).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Agarwal, A.

L. Liao, D. Lim, A. Agarwal, X. Duan, K. Lee, and L. Kimerling, “Optical transmission losses in polycrystalline silicon strip waveguides: effects of waveguide dimensions, thermal treatment, hydrogen passivation, and wavelength,” J. Electron. Mater. 29, 1380–1386 (2000).
[Crossref]

Ahn, S. W.

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, J. D. Park, S. H. Lee, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of a 50 nm half-pitch wire grid polarizer using nanoimprint lithography,” Nanotechnology 16, 1874–1877 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. D. Park, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of subwavelength aluminum wire grating using nanoimprint lithography and reactive ion etching,” Microelecton. Eng. 78–79, 314–318 (2005).
[Crossref]

Catrysse, P. B.

Cho, Y.

Y. Cho, Y. K. Choi, and S. H. Sohn, “Optical properties of neodymium-containing polymethylmethacrylate films for the organic light emitting diode color filter,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 051102-1–051102-3 (2006).
[Crossref]

Choi, Y. K.

Y. Cho, Y. K. Choi, and S. H. Sohn, “Optical properties of neodymium-containing polymethylmethacrylate films for the organic light emitting diode color filter,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 051102-1–051102-3 (2006).
[Crossref]

Chou, S. Y.

Z. Yu, P. Deshpande, W. Wu, J. Wang, and S. Y. Chou, “Reflective polarizer based on a stacked doublelayer subwavelength metal grating structure fabricated using nanoimprint lithography,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 927–929 (2000).
[Crossref]

S. Y. Chou, P. R. Krauss, and P. J. Renstrom, “Imprint of sub-25 nm vias and trenches in polymers,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 3114–3116 (1995).
[Crossref]

Deshpande, P.

Z. Yu, P. Deshpande, W. Wu, J. Wang, and S. Y. Chou, “Reflective polarizer based on a stacked doublelayer subwavelength metal grating structure fabricated using nanoimprint lithography,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 927–929 (2000).
[Crossref]

Ding, Y.

Duan, X.

L. Liao, D. Lim, A. Agarwal, X. Duan, K. Lee, and L. Kimerling, “Optical transmission losses in polycrystalline silicon strip waveguides: effects of waveguide dimensions, thermal treatment, hydrogen passivation, and wavelength,” J. Electron. Mater. 29, 1380–1386 (2000).
[Crossref]

Fan, S.

Hane, K.

Y. Kanamori, M. Shimono, and K. Hane, “Fabrication of transmission color filters using silicon subwavelength gratings on quartz substrate,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 18, 2126–2128 (2006).
[Crossref]

Kanamori, Y.

Y. Kanamori, M. Shimono, and K. Hane, “Fabrication of transmission color filters using silicon subwavelength gratings on quartz substrate,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 18, 2126–2128 (2006).
[Crossref]

Kim, J. S.

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, J. D. Park, S. H. Lee, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of a 50 nm half-pitch wire grid polarizer using nanoimprint lithography,” Nanotechnology 16, 1874–1877 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. D. Park, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of subwavelength aluminum wire grating using nanoimprint lithography and reactive ion etching,” Microelecton. Eng. 78–79, 314–318 (2005).
[Crossref]

Kim, S. H.

H. S. Lee, Y. T. Yoon, S. S. Lee, S. H. Kim, and K. D. Lee, “Color filter based on a subwavelength patterned metal grating,” Opt. Exp. 15, 15457–15463 (2007).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. D. Park, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of subwavelength aluminum wire grating using nanoimprint lithography and reactive ion etching,” Microelecton. Eng. 78–79, 314–318 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, J. D. Park, S. H. Lee, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of a 50 nm half-pitch wire grid polarizer using nanoimprint lithography,” Nanotechnology 16, 1874–1877 (2005).
[Crossref]

Kimerling, L.

L. Liao, D. Lim, A. Agarwal, X. Duan, K. Lee, and L. Kimerling, “Optical transmission losses in polycrystalline silicon strip waveguides: effects of waveguide dimensions, thermal treatment, hydrogen passivation, and wavelength,” J. Electron. Mater. 29, 1380–1386 (2000).
[Crossref]

Ko, F.-J.

Krauss, P. R.

S. Y. Chou, P. R. Krauss, and P. J. Renstrom, “Imprint of sub-25 nm vias and trenches in polymers,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 3114–3116 (1995).
[Crossref]

Lee, H. S.

H. S. Lee, Y. T. Yoon, S. S. Lee, S. H. Kim, and K. D. Lee, “Color filter based on a subwavelength patterned metal grating,” Opt. Exp. 15, 15457–15463 (2007).
[Crossref]

Lee, K.

L. Liao, D. Lim, A. Agarwal, X. Duan, K. Lee, and L. Kimerling, “Optical transmission losses in polycrystalline silicon strip waveguides: effects of waveguide dimensions, thermal treatment, hydrogen passivation, and wavelength,” J. Electron. Mater. 29, 1380–1386 (2000).
[Crossref]

Lee, K. D.

H. S. Lee, Y. T. Yoon, S. S. Lee, S. H. Kim, and K. D. Lee, “Color filter based on a subwavelength patterned metal grating,” Opt. Exp. 15, 15457–15463 (2007).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, J. D. Park, S. H. Lee, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of a 50 nm half-pitch wire grid polarizer using nanoimprint lithography,” Nanotechnology 16, 1874–1877 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. D. Park, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of subwavelength aluminum wire grating using nanoimprint lithography and reactive ion etching,” Microelecton. Eng. 78–79, 314–318 (2005).
[Crossref]

Lee, S. H.

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, J. D. Park, S. H. Lee, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of a 50 nm half-pitch wire grid polarizer using nanoimprint lithography,” Nanotechnology 16, 1874–1877 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. D. Park, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of subwavelength aluminum wire grating using nanoimprint lithography and reactive ion etching,” Microelecton. Eng. 78–79, 314–318 (2005).
[Crossref]

Lee, S. S.

H. S. Lee, Y. T. Yoon, S. S. Lee, S. H. Kim, and K. D. Lee, “Color filter based on a subwavelength patterned metal grating,” Opt. Exp. 15, 15457–15463 (2007).
[Crossref]

Liao, L.

L. Liao, D. Lim, A. Agarwal, X. Duan, K. Lee, and L. Kimerling, “Optical transmission losses in polycrystalline silicon strip waveguides: effects of waveguide dimensions, thermal treatment, hydrogen passivation, and wavelength,” J. Electron. Mater. 29, 1380–1386 (2000).
[Crossref]

Lim, D.

L. Liao, D. Lim, A. Agarwal, X. Duan, K. Lee, and L. Kimerling, “Optical transmission losses in polycrystalline silicon strip waveguides: effects of waveguide dimensions, thermal treatment, hydrogen passivation, and wavelength,” J. Electron. Mater. 29, 1380–1386 (2000).
[Crossref]

Magnusson, R.

Palik, E. D.

E. D. Palik, Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids /// (Academic Press, San Diego, USA, 1998), pp. 519–536.

Park, J. D.

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. D. Park, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of subwavelength aluminum wire grating using nanoimprint lithography and reactive ion etching,” Microelecton. Eng. 78–79, 314–318 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, J. D. Park, S. H. Lee, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of a 50 nm half-pitch wire grid polarizer using nanoimprint lithography,” Nanotechnology 16, 1874–1877 (2005).
[Crossref]

Peeters, M.

Renstrom, P. J.

S. Y. Chou, P. R. Krauss, and P. J. Renstrom, “Imprint of sub-25 nm vias and trenches in polymers,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 3114–3116 (1995).
[Crossref]

Seshan, K.

K. Seshan, Handbook of Thin Film Deposition Processes and Technologies (Noyes Publications, New York, USA, 2002), pp. 11–43.

Shieh, H.-P. D.

Shimono, M.

Y. Kanamori, M. Shimono, and K. Hane, “Fabrication of transmission color filters using silicon subwavelength gratings on quartz substrate,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 18, 2126–2128 (2006).
[Crossref]

Sohn, S. H.

Y. Cho, Y. K. Choi, and S. H. Sohn, “Optical properties of neodymium-containing polymethylmethacrylate films for the organic light emitting diode color filter,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 051102-1–051102-3 (2006).
[Crossref]

Suh, W.

Tibuleac, S.

Wang, J.

Z. Yu, P. Deshpande, W. Wu, J. Wang, and S. Y. Chou, “Reflective polarizer based on a stacked doublelayer subwavelength metal grating structure fabricated using nanoimprint lithography,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 927–929 (2000).
[Crossref]

Wang, S. S.

Wu, W.

Z. Yu, P. Deshpande, W. Wu, J. Wang, and S. Y. Chou, “Reflective polarizer based on a stacked doublelayer subwavelength metal grating structure fabricated using nanoimprint lithography,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 927–929 (2000).
[Crossref]

Yoon, P. W.

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, J. D. Park, S. H. Lee, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of a 50 nm half-pitch wire grid polarizer using nanoimprint lithography,” Nanotechnology 16, 1874–1877 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. D. Park, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of subwavelength aluminum wire grating using nanoimprint lithography and reactive ion etching,” Microelecton. Eng. 78–79, 314–318 (2005).
[Crossref]

Yoon, Y. T.

H. S. Lee, Y. T. Yoon, S. S. Lee, S. H. Kim, and K. D. Lee, “Color filter based on a subwavelength patterned metal grating,” Opt. Exp. 15, 15457–15463 (2007).
[Crossref]

Yu, Z.

Z. Yu, P. Deshpande, W. Wu, J. Wang, and S. Y. Chou, “Reflective polarizer based on a stacked doublelayer subwavelength metal grating structure fabricated using nanoimprint lithography,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 927–929 (2000).
[Crossref]

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Appl. Phys. Lett. (3)

Y. Cho, Y. K. Choi, and S. H. Sohn, “Optical properties of neodymium-containing polymethylmethacrylate films for the organic light emitting diode color filter,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 051102-1–051102-3 (2006).
[Crossref]

S. Y. Chou, P. R. Krauss, and P. J. Renstrom, “Imprint of sub-25 nm vias and trenches in polymers,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 3114–3116 (1995).
[Crossref]

Z. Yu, P. Deshpande, W. Wu, J. Wang, and S. Y. Chou, “Reflective polarizer based on a stacked doublelayer subwavelength metal grating structure fabricated using nanoimprint lithography,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 927–929 (2000).
[Crossref]

IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. (1)

Y. Kanamori, M. Shimono, and K. Hane, “Fabrication of transmission color filters using silicon subwavelength gratings on quartz substrate,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 18, 2126–2128 (2006).
[Crossref]

J. Electron. Mater. (1)

L. Liao, D. Lim, A. Agarwal, X. Duan, K. Lee, and L. Kimerling, “Optical transmission losses in polycrystalline silicon strip waveguides: effects of waveguide dimensions, thermal treatment, hydrogen passivation, and wavelength,” J. Electron. Mater. 29, 1380–1386 (2000).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. A (1)

Microelecton. Eng. (1)

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. D. Park, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of subwavelength aluminum wire grating using nanoimprint lithography and reactive ion etching,” Microelecton. Eng. 78–79, 314–318 (2005).
[Crossref]

Nanotechnology (1)

S. W. Ahn, K. D. Lee, J. S. Kim, S. H. Kim, J. D. Park, S. H. Lee, and P. W. Yoon, “Fabrication of a 50 nm half-pitch wire grid polarizer using nanoimprint lithography,” Nanotechnology 16, 1874–1877 (2005).
[Crossref]

Opt. Exp. (1)

H. S. Lee, Y. T. Yoon, S. S. Lee, S. H. Kim, and K. D. Lee, “Color filter based on a subwavelength patterned metal grating,” Opt. Exp. 15, 15457–15463 (2007).
[Crossref]

Opt. Lett. (3)

Other (2)

E. D. Palik, Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids /// (Academic Press, San Diego, USA, 1998), pp. 519–536.

K. Seshan, Handbook of Thin Film Deposition Processes and Technologies (Noyes Publications, New York, USA, 2002), pp. 11–43.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. Proposed color filter using a subwavelength patterned grating in poly silicon (a) Schematic configuration (b) Cross-section view.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. Theoretical transfer characteristics of the filter with and without the oxide layer.

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Fabrication procedure for the proposed device.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. Scanning electron micrograph of the fabricated color filter.

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Fig. 5.
Fig. 5. Measured spectral response of the device and the captured image for input white light.

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Fig. 6.
Fig. 6. Experimental and theoretical dependence of the relative transmission of the filter upon the angle of the incident beam.

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Fig. 7.
Fig. 7. Positional dependence of the relative transmission and the center wavelength of the filter within its effective area.

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