Fundamental limit of light trapping in grating structures
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Fundamental limit of light trapping in grating structures.
We use a rigorous electromagnetic approach to analyze the fundamental limit of light-trapping enhancement in grating structures. This limit can exceed the bulk limit of 4n², but has significant angular dependency. We explicitly show that 2D gratings provide more enhancement than 1D gratings. We also show the effects of the grating profile's symmetry on the absorption enhancement limit. Numerica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Optics Express
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1094-4087
DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.00a366