Title :
Minimizing coherent thermal conductance using multi-layer photonic crystal heterostructures
Author :
Lau, Wah Tung ; Shen, Jung-Tsung ; Fan, Shanhui
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
Multi-layer photonic crystal heterostructures, formed by interfacing homogeneous crystals of different lattice configurations, can attain coherent thermal conductance significantly below the vacuum value, due to mismatches in the photonic band structures between each individual crystal.
Keywords :
optical multilayers; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; thermal conductivity; coherent thermal conductance; lattice configurations; multilayer photonic crystal; photonic band structures; Dielectric losses; Frequency; Lattices; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Polarization; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal engineering; Upper bound; (030.5620) Radiative transfer; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
