1. Vertical Thermal Emission from Optical Antennas on an Epsilon‐Near–Zero Substrate.
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Khan, Irfan, Palei, Milan, Dominguez, Owen, Simmons, Evan, Podolskiy, Viktor A., and Hoffman, Anthony J.
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OPTICAL materials ,ANTENNAS (Electronics) ,ENERGY conversion ,THERMAL management (Electronic packaging) ,THERMAL engineering ,OPTICAL antennas ,PERMITTIVITY - Abstract
This work presents a novel approach to achieve directional and normal thermal emission from epsilon‐near–zero (ENZ) materials. ENZ materials exhibit near–zero permittivity at the ENZ point, resulting in some unique properties compared to conventional optical materials including infinite wavelength, constant phase distribution, and decoupling of spatial and temporal fields inside the ENZ material. These properties are used to engineer the far‐field thermal emission from optical antennas fabricated on ENZ film in the mid‐infrared. By coupling the antenna resonance mode with the Berreman mode of the ENZ material, highly directional and normal emission is demonstrated. This approach could have significant implications for thermal management, energy conversion, and sensing applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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