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Determination of the embedded thermo-optical expansion coefficients of PbTe and ZnSe thin film infrared multilayers

Hawkins, G. and Stolberg-Rohr, T. (2015) Determination of the embedded thermo-optical expansion coefficients of PbTe and ZnSe thin film infrared multilayers. Optics Express, 23 (12). pp. 16348-16355. ISSN 1094-4087

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.016348

Abstract/Summary

This paper reports the first derived thermo-optical properties for vacuum deposited infrared thin films embedded in multilayers. These properties were extracted from the temperature-dependence of manufactured narrow bandpass filters across the 4-17 µm mid-infrared wavelength region. Using a repository of spaceflight multi-cavity bandpass filters, the thermo-optical expansion coefficients of PbTe and ZnSe were determined across an elevated temperature range 20-160 ºC. Embedded ZnSe films showed thermo-optical properties similar to reported bulk values, whilst the embedded PbTe films of lower optical density, deviate from reference literature sources. Detailed knowledge of derived coefficients is essential to the multilayer design of temperature-invariant narrow bandpass filters for use in non-cooled infrared detection systems. We further present manufacture of the first reported temperature-invariant multi-cavity narrow bandpass filter utilizing PbS chalcogenide layer material.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Computer Science
ID Code:40470
Publisher:The Optical Society

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