Photonically engineered incandescent emitter
US6611085B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10H20/81
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A photonically engineered incandescence is disclosed. The emitter materials and photonic crystal structure can be chosen to modify or suppress thermal radiation above a cutoff wavelength, causing the emitter to selectively emit in the visible and near-infrared portions of the spectrum. An efficient incandescent lamp is enabled thereby. A method for fabricating a three-dimensional photonic crystal of a structural material, suitable for the incandescent emitter, is also disclosed.
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