title: a-Si:H/SiO2 multilayer films fabricated by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering for optical filters.
abstract: We examined the optical properties of a-Si:H/SiO2 multilayer films fabricated by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering for optical bandpass filters (BPFs). Because of the high refractive-index contrast between a-Si:H and SiO2, the total number of layers of an a-Si:H/SiO2 multilayer can be relatively small. We obtained an a-Si:H refractive index of 3.6 at lambda = 1550 nm and its extinction coefficient k < 1 x 10(-4) and confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy that such small k is influenced by the Si-H bonding in the film. We fabricated a-Si:H/SiO2 BPFs by using in situ optical monitoring. Thermal tuning of a-Si:H/SiO2 BPF upon a silica substrate was also performed, and a thermal tunability coefficient of 0.07 nm/degree C was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, 7-1-2 Yoto, Utsunomiya 321-8585, Japan. yoda@cc.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoda
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiratani
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hanaizumi