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Investigation of Photon Redistribution in High Temperature Photonic Crystal Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Weijun Zhao ,
Rana Biswas ,
Irina Puscasu ,
Anton Greenwald  and
Edward Johnson
Weijun Zhao
Affiliation:
biswasr@iowastate.edu, United States
Rana Biswas
Affiliation:
biswasr@iowastate.edu, United States
Irina Puscasu
Affiliation:
irina.puscasu@icxt.com, ICX Photonics, Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Anton Greenwald
Affiliation:
anton.greenwald@icxt.com, ICX Photonics, Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Edward Johnson
Affiliation:
ed.johnson@icxt.com, United States
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Abstract

We have simulated the angle-dependent absorption and thermal emittance of two dimensional metallic and metallodielectric photonic crystals (PCs) with rigorous scattering matrix methods- where Maxwell's equations are solved in Fourier space. These metallic photonic crystals exhibit strong thermal emittance and absorption peaks in the normal direction. This peak splits into multiple peaks at larger and shorter wavelengths away from the normal direction. The thermal emission at different wavelengths is redistributed into different emission angles. There is partial suppression of photon emission at long wavelengths and enhancement at the shorter wavelength spectral range where the thermal emittance has a maximum. Angle-dependent measurements of the emission in metallo-dielectric photonic crystals are performed. Simulations compare well with these measurements and are consistent with the surface plasmon model. The strong dependence of the absorption with angle is very important for thermo-photovoltaic devices.

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absorptionsimulationinfrared (IR) spectroscopy
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1162: Symposium J – High-Temperature Photonic Structures , 2009 , 1162-J02-07
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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