Français
5. Conclusions and outlook
Nanophotonics, at the crossroads of engineering and scientific development, gives a second life to heat sources. Thermal sources are a multidisciplinary field requiring a subtle balance between thermics, electromagnetism and materials. Most of the sources developed over the last ten years or so are still laboratory objects that need to mature further before they can be integrated into systems for gas measurement, infrared camera calibration or energy applications (radiative cooling, lighting, thermophotovoltaics). At the same time, there are still a number of challenges to be met by these sources, particularly in each of the major families mentioned in the article. First of all, we still need to improve performance in terms of spectral or angular finesse – while limiting the energy lost radiatively at other wavelengths or in other directions. In addition, modulation of thermal emission...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Nanosciences and nanotechnologies
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Conclusions and outlook
Glossary
Bibliography
Patents
LUK (T.S.), CAMPIONE (S.) and SINCLAIR (M.B.). – Thermal emitter comprising near-zero permittivity materials. US9799798 (2017).
KARALIS (A.), JOANNOPOULOS (J.D.). – Highly efficient near-field thermophotovoltaics using surface-polariton emitters and thin-film photovoltaic cell absorber. WO2017223305 (2017).
MOLESKY (S.), JACOB (Z.). – Metamaterial based emitters for thermophotovoltaics....
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Infrared sources and instrumentation :
HGH Infrared Systems
CI Systems
Anderson Thermal...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
