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Space-variant polarization manipulation of thermal emission

US8274738B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited · IL

Inventors

Erez Hasman · Hadera, IL
Nir Dahan · Munich, DE
Avi Niv · Kiryat Shmona, IL
Gabriel Biener · Shorewood, US
Vladimir Kleiner · Nesher, IL

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2006
Grant date	Sep 25, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/23
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for Space-variant polarization manipulation of enhanced nondirectional thermal emission in a narrow spectral peak is disclosed, comprising providing a subwavelength grating irradiating non-directional thermal emission on the grating and discretely controlling the local orientation of the grating.

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