Title :
Near complete violation of detailed balance in thermal radiation
Author :
Linxiao Zhu ; Shanhui Fan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce general principles for maximally violating detailed balance in thermal radiation. We validate these principles by direct calculations, based on fluctuational electrodynamics, on thermal emitters constructed from magneto-optical photonic crystals.
Keywords :
heat radiation; magneto-optical effects; photonic crystals; detailed balance; fluctuational electrodynamics; magneto-optical photonic crystals; near complete violation; thermal emitters; thermal radiation; Electrodynamics; Magnetooptic effects; Metals; Mirrors; Photonic crystals; Thermal engineering; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
