Polarized thermal emission by thin metal wires
Quantum Physics
2009-03-12 v2
Abstract
We report new measurements of the linear polarization of thermal radiation emitted by incandescent thin tungsten wires, with thicknesses ranging from five to hundred microns. Our data show very good agreement with theoretical predictions, based on Drude-type fits to measured optical properties of tungsten.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0809.4374,
title = {Polarized thermal emission by thin metal wires},
author = {Giuseppe Bimonte and Luca Cappellin and Giovanni Carugno and Giuseppe Ruoso and Daniela Saadeh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.4374},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages, 4 encapsulated figures. This new version matches the one published in New. J. Phys.. Improved presentation, more references added, and one new figure included