Abstract
We report the design of a tungsten thermal source with extraordinarily high directivity in the near infrared, comparable to the directivity of a laser. This high directivity is the signature of the long-range correlation of the electromagnetic field in the source plane. This phenomenon is due to the resonant thermal excitation of surface-plasmon polaritons.
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