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SUMMARY:Thermal photonics: controlling heat and light on the nanoscale
DTSTART:20180215T101500
DTEND:20180215T111500
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DESCRIPTION:Ognjen Ilic\,  Postdoctoral Scholar\, Atwater Research Group\,
  Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science\, California Institut
 e of Technology\nAbstract: \n \nThermal radiation is a fundamental phenom
 enon of nature. The diverse range of available thermodynamic resources off
 ers great potential for energy\, environmental\, and mechanical applicatio
 ns. To harness these resources\, the ability to control radiative thermal 
 processes is of vital importance. In this talk\, I will discuss how nanosc
 ale photonic structures and two-dimensional material platforms can manipul
 ate thermal electromagnetic fields in unprecedented ways. I will present t
 he work on tailoring thermal emission by photonic elements that enable lig
 ht recycling\, which could lead to high efficiency lighting and heat-to-el
 ectricity energy conversion. I will also discuss the concept of nanoscale
  thermal switches and modulators based on the radiative heat exchange betw
 een closely separated structures that overcomes Planck’s blackbody limit
 . Finally\, I will highlight how these ideas of nanoscale engineering of h
 eat and light interactions extend to exciting optical-mechanical functiona
 lities: from guiding and manipulating nano-objects to audacious space prop
 ulsion technologies based on photon pressure.\n \n \nBio: Ognjen Ilic is
  a postdoctoral scholar in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science
  at Caltech\, working on thermal electromagnetic and mechanical phenomena.
  Prior to coming to Caltech\, he received his Ph.D. in Physics from MIT an
 d his B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from Harvard University. His researc
 h interests lie at the intersection of thermo-photonics\, radiative heat t
 ransfer\, and nanoscale optics and mechanics.\n \n 
LOCATION:MED 0 1418 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%201418
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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