In:
Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group, Vol. 30, No. 11 ( 2022-05-23), p. 18250-
Abstract:
Infrared (IR) stealth with thermal management is highly desirable in military applications and astronomy. However, developing selective IR emitters with properties suitable for IR stealth and thermal management is challenging. In this study, we present the theoretical framework for a selective emitter based on an inverse-designed metasurface for IR stealth with thermal management. The emitter comprises an inverse-designed gold grating, a Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 (GST) dielectric layer, and a gold reflective layer. The hat-like function, which describes an ideal thermal selective emitter, is involved in the inverse design algorithm. The emitter exhibits high performance in IR stealth with thermal management, with the low emissivity (ɛ 3–5 µm =0.17; ɛ 8–14 µm =0.16) for dual-band atmospheric transmission windows and high emissivity (ɛ 5–8 µm =0.85) for non-atmospheric windows. Moreover, the proposed selective emitter can realize tunable control of thermal radiation in the wavelength range of 3–14 µm by changing the crystallization fraction of GST. In addition, the polarization-insensitive structure supports strong selective emission at large angles (60°). Thus, the selective emitter has potential for IR stealth, thermal imaging, and mid-infrared multifunctional equipment.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1094-4087
Language:
English
Publisher:
Optica Publishing Group
Publication Date:
2022
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1491859-6
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