Title :
Enhancing far-field thermal emission with thermal extraction
Author :
Zongfu Yu ; Sergeant, Nicholas ; Skauli, Torbjorn ; Gang Zhang ; Hailiang Wang ; Shanhui Fan
Author_Institution :
Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show that the thermal emission of a finite-size blackbody emitter can be enhanced. We experimentally observe a four-fold enhancement of the far-field thermal emission of a carbonblack emitter having an emissivity of 0.85.
Keywords :
blackbody radiation; carbon; emissivity; photothermal effects; refractive index; C; carbon black emitter; emissivity; far-field thermal emission enhancement; finite-size blackbody emitter; Aluminum; Carbon dioxide; Cavity resonators; Geometry; Heating; Refractive index; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
