Development of UV to IR band nanostructured antireflection coating technology for improved detector and sensor performance

Ashok K. Sood; John W. Zeller; Adam W. Sood; Roger E. Welser; Parminder Ghuman; Sachidananda Babu; Sarath Gunapala; Latika S. Chaudhary; Harry Efstathiadis

doi:10.1117/12.2598993

17 August 2021 Development of UV to IR band nanostructured antireflection coating technology for improved detector and sensor performance

Ashok K. Sood, John W. Zeller, Adam W. Sood, Roger E. Welser, Parminder Ghuman, Sachidananda Babu, Sarath Gunapala, Latika S. Chaudhary, Harry Efstathiadis

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Proceedings Volume 11831, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications XI; 1183109 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2598993
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2021, San Diego, California, United States

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Broadband antireflection (AR) optical coatings covering the ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR) spectral bands have many potential applications for various NASA systems. The performance of these systems is substantially limited by signal loss due to reflection off substrates and optical components. Tunable nanoengineered optical layers offer omnidirectional suppression of light reflection/scattering with increased optical transmission to enhance detector and system performance. Nanostructured AR coatings enable realization of optimal AR coatings with high laser damage thresholds and reliability in extreme low temperature environments and under launch conditions for various NASA applications. We are developing and advancing high-performance AR coatings on various substrates for spectral bands ranging from the UV to IR. The nanostructured AR coatings enhance transmission of light through optical components and devices by significantly minimizing reflection losses over a wide range of incidence angles, providing substantial improvements over conventional thin film AR coating technologies. In this paper, we review our latest work on high performance nanostructure-based AR coatings, including recent efforts in the development of the nanostructured AR coatings for various sensor applications over the 2-5 μm MWIR and 8-12 μm LWIR spectral bands.

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Ashok K. Sood, John W. Zeller, Adam W. Sood, Roger E. Welser, Parminder Ghuman, Sachidananda Babu, Sarath Gunapala, Latika S. Chaudhary, and Harry Efstathiadis "Development of UV to IR band nanostructured antireflection coating technology for improved detector and sensor performance", Proc. SPIE 11831, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications XI, 1183109 (17 August 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2598993

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