Arvind Narayanaswamy

Arvind Narayanaswamy’s research is characterized by the following themes: understand electromagnetic properties of nanoscale materials, near-field effects on radiative transfer, control of far-field thermal radiation with periodic structures, and applying the results to conversion of thermal radiation, such as solar radiation, to electric or chemical energy.

Research Areas

• Theoretical investigation of electromagnetic near-field interaction between two spheres and between a sphere and a flat substrate.
• Usage of dyadic Green’s functions in electromagnetic scattering problems, nano-optics, and near-field thermal radiation.