Title :
Metamaterial thermal antenna using the Wolf effect
Author :
Molesky, Sean ; Jacob, Zubin
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
We propose a metamaterial device capable of highly directional thermal radiation using the Wolf effect. Our structure provides high emissivity in a narrow band and is tunable over a broad range of frequencies.
Keywords :
heat radiation; metamaterials; optical tuning; Wolf effect; high emissivity; highly directional thermal radiation; metamaterial thermal antenna; narrow band; optical tuning; Antenna radiation patterns; Finite difference methods; Metals; Metamaterials; Permittivity; Thermal engineering; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
