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Low Index Photonic Membrane Textile for Personal Thermoregulation

Authors:
Salim Assaf
Yan Pennec
Alexander Korovin
Vincent Thomy
Anthony Treizebre
Bahram Djafar Rouhani

Keywords: photonic polymer membrane; personal heating regulation; human body; MIR; textile; reflectivity; numerical calculations; Finite Element Method.

Abstract:
The effect of a photonic polymer membrane in the Mid InfraRed (MIR) range for passive personal heating regulation is demonstrated. We show that by designing the holes’ diameters and periods of the membrane, we are able to reflect up to 17% of the emission of the human body in the wavelength range [7.5, 11.5] µm. The work presented here has been performed theoretically with the help of the Finite Element Method. The origin of the reflectivity comes from guided and resonant modes belonging to the excitation of the photonic membrane. Integrated to a textile, such a membrane can greatly mitigate the energy demand for indoor heating and ultimately contributes to the relief of the climate issues.

Pages: 40 to 43

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: September 16, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3514

ISBN: 978-1-61208-660-6

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from September 16, 2018 to September 20, 2018