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Reinforcement of optical wave transmission by using two cap-layers in a multilayer structure containing nano-scale blocks

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In a layered structure containing nano-scale layers, we have presented the possibility of increasing the wave transmission in the visible region by adding the top and bottom cap layers. It is found that, the structure containing both the top and bottom cap layers (S3) yields larger transmittance than the structures S1 without any cap or S2 just with one cap layer. The maximum transmittance in the visible range can be increased from 33% to 67%. In addition, for the TE mode (the TM mode) the maximum value of transmission in the S1 and S2 structures occurs at angles close to normal incidence while in the S3 multilayer it happens around 1 rad, that is, the behavior of the TE mode is the opposite of the TM mode. Also, when the incident angle varies, the band edges experience a blue shift. The amount of TE shift is more pronounced than TM one.

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Rahimi, H. Reinforcement of optical wave transmission by using two cap-layers in a multilayer structure containing nano-scale blocks. Opt Quant Electron 54, 498 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-022-03727-3

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