Method of forming mirrors by surface transformation of empty spaces in solid state materials and structures thereon
First Claim
1. A method of forming a reflective mirror within a substrate, comprising the act of forming a plurality of empty-spaced patterns beneath a surface of and within said substrate, said empty-spaced patterns being sequentially positioned along an optical path of said substrate and being surrounded by substrate material, said empty-spaced patterns being spaced apart to provide a predetermined refraction index corresponding to said substrate.
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Abstract
A multi-layered reflective mirror formed of spaced-apart plate-shaped empty space patterns formed within a substrate is disclosed. The plurality of plate-shaped empty space patterns are formed by drilling holes in the substrate and annealing the substrate to form the spaced-apart plate-shaped empty space patterns.
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- 1. A method of forming a reflective mirror within a substrate, comprising the act of forming a plurality of empty-spaced patterns beneath a surface of and within said substrate, said empty-spaced patterns being sequentially positioned along an optical path of said substrate and being surrounded by substrate material, said empty-spaced patterns being spaced apart to provide a predetermined refraction index corresponding to said substrate.
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21. A method of forming a reflective mirror within a substrate, said method comprising the acts of:
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forming a plurality of cylindrical holes within said substrate, each of said plurality of cylindrical holes being defined by a radius R=λ
/4 [2k+1)/n+(2m+1)](1/8.89), wherein λ
is a wavelength for which the reflectivity of said reflective mirror is maximum, n is the refraction index of said substrate, and k and m are real integers, and wherein any two adjacent cylindrical holes are spaced apart by a distance Δ
N2=27.83 R3/(2m+1)λ
/4; andannealing said substrate to form at least one empty-spaced pattern beneath a surface of and within said substrate, said empty-spaced pattern being positioned along an optical path of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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- 37. An integrated circuit substrate comprising at least one reflective mirror provided beneath a surface of, and within, a semiconductor substrate, said reflective mirror comprising at least one empty-spaced pattern beneath said surface of and within said substrate, said at least one empty-spaced pattern being positioned along an optical path of said substrate and being surrounded by substrate material.
- 54. A laser device comprising a laser body for producing laser light and at least one mirror coupled to said laser body to reflect said laser light, said at least one mirror comprising at least one empty-spaced pattern beneath a surface of and within a substrate, said empty-spaced pattern being positioned along an optical path of said laser device and being surrounded by substrate material.
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