Numerical study of high-temperature, disk-based tungsten and molybdenum thermophotovoltaic selective thermal emitters

G Silva-Oelker, J Jaramillo Fernández, N Toledo - Optics Express, 2025‏ - opg.optica.org
This work investigates the design of two-dimensional metal-disk-based selective thermal
emitters (STEs) for thermophotovoltaic (TPV) applications. A parametric analysis is …

Inverse-designed all-silicon nanowire array cavities

M Takiguchi, P Heidt, S Kita, H Sumikura, XZ Lim… - Optics …, 2025‏ - opg.optica.org
We designed silicon nanowire array cavities with high optical confinement (Γ) in the central
nanowire and a high quality factor (Q) through an inverse design method that maximizes Γ× …

Bricks-on-pedestals silicon optomechanical cavity: a mass sensor for nanoparticles detection

A Grau, L Mercadé, R Ortiz, A Martínez - Optics Express, 2025‏ - opg.optica.org
Optomechanical cavities can be used as highly sensitive mass sensors actuated by an
optical field. In this work, we introduce and numerically demonstrate a new design for an …