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Narrow-band, tunable infrared emission from arrays of microstrip patches
Irina Puscasu,William L. Schaich +1 more
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In this article, a combination of theory and experiment is used to demonstrate that an array of microstrip patches leads to a surface with sharp and tunable emission bands, and the physical mechanisms and locations for various emission peaks are described via both analytical theory and numerical simulations.Abstract:
We demonstrate through a combination of theory and experiment that an array of microstrip patches leads to a surface with sharp and tunable emission bands. The physical mechanisms and locations for various emission peaks are described via both analytical theory and numerical simulations. These predictions agree well with our experimental data, taken on systems designed to emit strongly in the infrared. The main peak, which arises from plasmons trapped under a patch, can be well separated from other spectral structures, narrow in wavelength, but broad in angular distribution.read more
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Plasmonics for extreme light concentration and manipulation.
Jon A. Schuller,Edward S. Barnard,Wenshan Cai,Young Chul Jun,Justin S. White,Mark L. Brongersma +5 more
TL;DR: The basic concepts behind plasmonics-enabled light concentration and manipulation are discussed, an attempt to capture the wide range of activities and excitement in this area is made, and possible future directions are speculated on.
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Metamaterial Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers
TL;DR: The ability of the MPA to exhibit extreme performance flexibility will be discussed and the theory underlying their operation and limitations will be established and Insight is given into what the authors can expect from this rapidly expanding field and future challenges will be addressed.
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Broadband focusing flat mirrors based on plasmonic gradient metasurfaces
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that metal-insulator-metal configurations, with the top metal layer consisting of a periodic arrangement of differently sized nanobricks, can be designed to function as broadband focusing flat mirrors and can be extended to realize the radiation focusing in two dimensions as well as other optical functionalities by suitably controlling the phase distribution of reflected light.
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Wide-angle perfect absorber/thermal emitter in the terahertz regime
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that a perfect absorber/thermal emitter exhibiting an absorption peak of 99.9% can be achieved in metallic nanostructures that can be easily fabricated.
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Optical antenna thermal emitters
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