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Can I simulate thin metal film's optical effects in ewfd module?
Posted May 23, 2017, 12:30 p.m. EDT 1 Reply
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Hi All,
I want to simulate the reflectance and transmittance spectra when a light incident on a thin metal film (100nm) on a sapphire.
I looked through the application on COMSOL website: Anti-Reflective Coating with Multiple Layers. The physics they were used is gop, and the thin layer specified by a attribute called "thin dielectric film". However, I want to model a thin metal which is not a dielectric material.
So I tried ewfd module by creating a thin layer in geometry and put in metal material.
Since there is no attribute called "thin metal/dielectric film" in ewfd, can I use this module to simulate thin film effect?
Thanks,
;)
I want to simulate the reflectance and transmittance spectra when a light incident on a thin metal film (100nm) on a sapphire.
I looked through the application on COMSOL website: Anti-Reflective Coating with Multiple Layers. The physics they were used is gop, and the thin layer specified by a attribute called "thin dielectric film". However, I want to model a thin metal which is not a dielectric material.
So I tried ewfd module by creating a thin layer in geometry and put in metal material.
Since there is no attribute called "thin metal/dielectric film" in ewfd, can I use this module to simulate thin film effect?
Thanks,
;)
1 Reply Last Post Jun 6, 2017, 12:15 p.m. EDT
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8 years ago
Hello,
With regards to modeling thin films of metal in electromagnetics, you may want to look to the Transition boundary condition.
See this example:
www.comsol.com/model/beam-splitter-14691
As well as this blog:
www.comsol.com/blogs/modeling-metallic-objects-in-wave-electromagnetics-problems/
As an alternative to the above, you may also find this interesting:
www.comsol.com/blogs/how-to-model-the-optical-properties-of-rough-surfaces/
Best Regards,
With regards to modeling thin films of metal in electromagnetics, you may want to look to the Transition boundary condition.
See this example:
www.comsol.com/model/beam-splitter-14691
As well as this blog:
www.comsol.com/blogs/modeling-metallic-objects-in-wave-electromagnetics-problems/
As an alternative to the above, you may also find this interesting:
www.comsol.com/blogs/how-to-model-the-optical-properties-of-rough-surfaces/
Best Regards,