2 papers
physics.optics2025
Far- and near-field photon noise limits to the detectivity of nanometer-thick thermal detectors
Olivier Merchiers, Aapo Varpula, Kirsi Tappura +2
Thermal-radiation detectors such as bolometers -- often found as thin, suspended films -- are intrinsically limited by their optical absorption properties and by their intrinsic th…
physics.app-ph2025
Performances of far and near-field thermophotonic refrigeration devices from the detailed-balance approach
Thomas Châtelet, Julien Legendre, Olivier Merchiers +1
We study a near-field thermophotonic (NF-TPX) refrigerating device, consisting of a lightemitting diode and a photovoltaic cell in close proximity. Calculations are performed in th…