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Long‐wavelength infrared characteristics of multifunctional microfibrous thin films of Parylene C
Author(s) -
Chandraprakash C.,
Venugopal Vijayakumar C.,
Lakhtakia Akhlesh,
Awadelkarim Osama O.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.31868
Subject(s) - parylene , materials science , wavelength , optoelectronics , infrared , polarization (electrochemistry) , thin film , photonics , polymer , optics , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , physics
Calculations show that structurally chiral, three‐dimensionally periodic, microfibrous thin films (μFTFs) of Parylene‐C can function as both polarization‐insensitive and circular‐polarization‐selective photonic crystals in the long‐wavelength infrared regime. Careful engineering is required for bandstop filters in order to avoid the numerous absorption peaks of bulk Parylene‐C. The photonic functionality of the Parylene‐C μFTFs is in addition to their phononic, hydrophobic, and biomedical functionalities.