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Title: Selective radiative heating of nanostructures using hyperbolic metamaterials

Journal Article · · Optics Express
 [1];  [2]
  1. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States); California Institute of Technology
  2. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Hyperbolic metamaterials (HMM) are of great interest due to their ability to break the diffraction limit for imaging and enhance near-field radiative heat transfer. Here we demonstrate that an annular, transparent HMM enables selective heating of a sub-wavelength plasmonic nanowire by controlling the angular mode number of a plasmonic resonance. A nanowire emitter, surrounded by an HMM, appears dark to incoming radiation from an adjacent nanowire emitter unless the second emitter is surrounded by an identical lens such that the wavelength and angular mode of the plasmonic resonance match. Our result can find applications in radiative thermal management.

Research Organization:
California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001293
OSTI ID:
1184806
Journal Information:
Optics Express, Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 23; ISSN 1094-4087; ISSN OPEXFF
Publisher:
Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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