Published May 2018
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Book Section - Chapter
Nanophotonic light sails for relativistic spaceflight by high-power laser beams
- Creators
- Ilic, Ognjen
- Went, Cora M.
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Atwater, Harry A.
Abstract
We show that designed nanophotonic structures could become multi-band building-block elements of a relativistic light sail, due to their ability to achieve substantial reflectivity and low absorption in the near-IR, significant emissivity in the mid-IR, and a very low mass.
Additional Information
© 2018 OSA.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 92697
- DOI
- 10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2018.FF1H.6
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20190205-154046618
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