Textured germanium optical storage medium

H. G. Craighead; R. E. Howard; P. F. Liao; D. M. Tennant; J. E. Sweeney

doi:10.1063/1.93219

Textured germanium optical storage medium

H. G. Craighead, R. E. Howard, P. F. Liao, D. M. Tennant, J. E. Sweeney

Houston Methodist

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A new optical storage medium is described which consists of a Ge film microscopically textured by reactive ion etching. The Ge surface, with a random array of decoupled columns of cross-sectional dimensions less than 100 nm, has a visible specular reflectance of less than 0.06. Reflective spots ∼1 μm in diameter have been produced on this surface by local heating with a low power laser beam. The fabrication, microstructure, and possibility of encapsulating the medium are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	662-664
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	40
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.93219
State	Published - 1982

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