Control of Radiative Heat and Momentum Transfer by Nanophotonic Engineering

Radiative transfer of electromagnetic energy and momentum between objects is one of fundamental and ubiquitous processes in nature. The ability to control it is crucial for various optoelectronic and optomechanical engineering applications including optical sensing, photovoltaics, and object manipulations. The radiative energy and momentum transfer between objects can be controlled by engineering electromagnetic states in the objects and in their environment. Although this can be achieved by modifying materials’ geometrical shapes, optical properties, and system configurations, the extent of this control is restricted when using naturally occurring materials. In this thesis, we explore two strategies of engineering electromagnetic states to control radiative transfer of energy and momentum.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctoral

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Tsurimaki, Yoichiro

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Boriskina, Svetlana V.
• Chen, Gang

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright MIT

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/140031

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/140031