Energy dissipation in energy transfer mediated by optical near-field interactions and their interfaces with optical far-fields

摘要

We theoretically and experimentally evaluated energy dissipation of nanophotonic devices based on energy transfer via near-field interactions and their interfaces with optical far-fields. The lower bound is about 104 times more energy-efficient than electronic devices. We also examined some fundamental differences between near-field-mediated optical energy transfer logic and electrical logic in terms of energy dissipation.