Open AccessThe Modification of Optical Properties of the Surfaces by the Glancing Angle Deposition Technique
Author(s) -
И. А. Азаров,
К. Э. Купер,
А. Г. Лемзяков,
V.V. Porosev,
А. А. Шкляев
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sibirskij fizičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2541-9447
DOI - 10.25205/2541-9447-2021-16-1-91-100
Subject(s) - refractive index , materials science , deposition (geology) , titanium dioxide , thin film , crystallite , optics , optical coating , titanium , step index profile , composite material , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , metallurgy , fiber , paleontology , graded index fiber , physics , fiber optic sensor , sediment , biology
The paper considers the optical properties and structure of thin films of titanium dioxide formed by the glancing angle deposition method. It was show that this method allows the formation of coatings having a significantly lower refractive index than that of the initial material. Thus, the experimentally obtained value of the refractive index of thin films of titanium dioxide was ~1.2, which is almost two times less than that of a polycrystalline material. This allows you to use this method to produce the coatings with a variable refractive index using only one material, changing the geometry of the deposition process only.