Micro-Nano Surface Functionalization of Materials and Thin Films for Optical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will provide a meaningful overview of recent advances and beyond the state of the art concepts regarding surface functionalization of materials and deposition of thin films to be used in optical applications. Our aim is to cover all relevant aspects of the topic (simulation, design, fabrication, characterization and applications) with a special emphasis on non-conventional methods for surface modification of materials. Design of hierarchical surface structures at different scale lengths, combination of mature fabrication routes with emerging technologies (i.e. additive manufacturing), and large area fabrication concepts, to pave the way to an industrial utilization of the developed materials, will be in the core of this volume.  

 In particular, the topics of interest of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Simulation of optical properties of micro and nano structures
• Modelling and design of micro/nano structures for optical applications
• Fabrication of optical structures and thin films using vacuum technologies (PVD, CVD, ALD, etc.)
• Fabrication of optical structures and thin films by non-vacuum and wet chemistry methods
• Emerging fabrication technologies for nano and micro optical structures (nanoimprint lithography, additive manufacturing, hybrid technologies etc.)
• Free form fabrication of nano and micro structures and thin films for optical applications
• Advanced optical characterization or nano and micro structures and thin films, including spatially-resolved, in-situ and in-operando techniques
• Nano and micro structures and thin films for ultra-broadband optical applications, light guiding and energy conversion
• New concepts for antireflective nano and micro structures and thin films
• Nano and micro structured metamaterial surfaces
• From lab to fab large area fabrication of nano and micro structures and thin films for optical applications

Dr. Ramón Escobar-Galindo
Dr. Elena Guillén Rodríguez
Guest Editors

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