Frequency- and amplitude-modulated narrow-band infrared emitters

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PATENT NO 9870839
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15417252

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IR emission devices comprising an array of polaritonic IR emitters arranged on a substrate, where the emitters are coupled to a heater configured to provide heat to one or more of the emitters. When the emitters are heated, they produce an infrared emission that can be polarized and whose spectral emission range, emission wavelength, and/or emission linewidth can be tuned by the polaritonic material used to form the elements of the array and/or by the size and/or shape of the emitters. The IR emission can be modulated by the induction of a strain into a ferroelectric, a change in the crystalline phase of a phase change material and/or by quickly applying and dissipating heat applied to the polaritonic nanostructure. The IR emission can be designed to be hidden in the thermal background so that it can be observed only under the appropriate filtering and/or demodulation conditions.

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THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVYONE LIBERTY CTR 875 NORTH RANDOLPH ST SUITE 1425 CHIEF OF NAVAL RESEARCH OFFICE OF COUNSEL (ATTN CODE OOCCIP) ARLINGTON VA 22203

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Caldwell, Joshua D Accokeek, US 19 317
Currie, Marc Washington, US 19 136
Maria, Jon-paul Raleigh, US 24 358
Vurgaftman, Igor Severna Park, US 52 429
Wheeler, Virginia D Alexandria, US 20 505

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