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    Thermodynamic Upper Bound on Broadband Light Coupling with Photonic Structures

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    Authors
    Yu, Zongfu
    Raman, Aaswath
    Fan, Shanhui
    KAUST Grant Number
    KUSC1-015-21
    Date
    2012-10-23
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/600002
    
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    Abstract
    The coupling between free space radiation and optical media critically influences the performance of optical devices. We show that, for any given photonic structure, the sum of the external coupling rates for all its optical modes are subject to an upper bound dictated by the second law of thermodynamics. Such bound limits how efficient light can be coupled to any photonic structure. As one example of application, we use this upper bound to derive the limit of light absorption in broadband solar absorbers. © 2012 American Physical Society.
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    Yu Z, Raman A, Fan S (2012) Thermodynamic Upper Bound on Broadband Light Coupling with Photonic Structures. Physical Review Letters 109. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.173901.
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    This work was supported in part by the Center for Advanced Molecular Photovoltaics (Grant No. KUSC1-015-21), made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and by Department of Energy Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46426. A. R. also acknowledges the support of the Alberta Scholarship Programs Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction.
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    American Physical Society (APS)
    Journal
    Physical Review Letters
    DOI
    10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.173901
    PubMed ID
    23215189
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.173901
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