Angle And Polarization Independent Narrow-Band Thermal Emitter Made Of Metallic Disk On Sio2

It is shown that the metallic disk structure can be used as an efficient narrow-band thermal emitter in the IR region. The absorption spectra of such structure are investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Calculations of thermal radiation properties of the metallic disk show that the metallic disk is a perfect emitter at a specific wavelength, which can be tuned by varying the diameter of the disk. The metallic disk exhibits only one significant localized surface plasmon polariton (LSPP) mode for both TM and TE polarizations simultaneously. The LSPP mode can be tuned by either varying the disk diameter or the spacer (made of SiO2). (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3571442]