Simulation of heating by optical absorption in nanoparticle dispersions

Having showing agreement with experiments on model systems, finite element tools are being applied to many optical materials that contain nanoparticles. New materials can be quickly screened for applications in optics and photonics and complex media and geometries can be simulated. Laser heating is an invaluable tool for photonic applications to rationally avoid the same bottle neck(heat dissipation) that is prohibiting Moore's Lawscaling of nano-scale transistors in CMOS.