We investigate whether, and to what extent, the physical phenomenon of long-lifetime resonant electromagnetic states with localized slowly-evanescent field patterns can be used to transfer energy efficiently over non-negligible distances, even in the presence of extraneous environmental objects. Via detailed theoretical and numerical analyses of typical real-world model-situations and realistic material parameters, we establish that such a non-radiative scheme could indeed be practical for medium-range wireless energy transfer.
@article{arxiv.physics/0611063,
title = {Efficient wireless non-radiative mid-range energy transfer},
author = {Aristeidis Karalis and J. D. Joannopoulos and Marin Soljacic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0611063},
year = {2009}
}