title: Thermal radiation from photonic crystals: a direct calculation.
abstract: A classical simulation of equilibrium thermal emissivity from dispersive, lossy photonic crystals is presented. Normal emission results consistent with those assuming Kirchoff's law are obtained; i.e., a photonic crystal does not emit more than what a blackbody does. Significant enhancement, however, can be achieved over the radiation intensity from a uniform slab, indicating the potential usefulness of photonic crystals in incandescent lighting and thermal photovoltaic applications.
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Chiyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narayanaswamy
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Joannopoulos