985 citations · 2.9k across the 49 of their papers we have counts for
5 papers · 1 filter
Fundamental limits to nanoparticle extinction
Owen D. Miller, Chia W. Hsu, M. T. Homer Reid +5
We show that there are shape-independent upper bounds to the extinction cross section per unit volume of randomly oriented nanoparticles, given only material permittivity. Underlyi…
The effectiveness of thin films in lieu of hyperbolic metamaterials in the near field
Owen D. Miller, Steven G. Johnson, Alejandro W. Rodriguez
We show that the near-field functionality of hyperbolic metamaterials (HMM), typically proposed for increasing the photonic local density of states (LDOS), can be achieved with thi…
Comment on "A self-assembled three-dimensional cloak in the visible" in Scientific Reports 3, 2328
Owen D. Miller, Wenjun Qiu, John D. Joannopoulos +1
Mühlig et. al. propose and fabricate a "cloak" comprised of nano-particles on the surface of a sub-wavelength silica sphere. However, the coating only reduces the scattered fields.…
Photonic Design: From Fundamental Solar Cell Physics to Computational Inverse Design
Owen D. Miller
Photonic innovation is becoming ever more important in the modern world. Optical systems are dominating shorter and shorter communications distances, LED's are rapidly emerging for…
Light Trapping Textures Designed by Electromagnetic Optimization for Sub-Wavelength Thick Solar Cells
Vidya Ganapati, Owen D. Miller, Eli Yablonovitch
Light trapping in solar cells allows for increased current and voltage, as well as reduced materials cost. It is known that in geometrical optics, a maximum 4n^2 absorption enhance…