Thermal radiation of Er doped dielectric crystals: Probing the range of applicability of the Kirchhoff’s law

Abstract Kirchhoff’s law of thermal radiation, relating emissivity and absorptance is commonly formulated for opaque bodies in thermodynamic equilibrium with the environment. However, in many systems of practical importance, both assumptions are often not satisfied. We revisit the century-old law an...

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Main Authors: Ekembu K. Tanyi, Brandi T. Burton, Evgenii E. Narimanov, M. A. Noginov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01544-3