Non-destructive optical characterization of photovoltaic modules by an integrating sphere. Part I: Mono-Si modules

Optics Communications

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-309

  Parretta, Antonio ^a   Sarno, Angelo ^a   Yakubu, Haruna ^a  

^a ENEA CR Portici   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL CORRELATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

INTEGRATING SPHERES; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; NONDESTRUCTIVE OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; OPTICAL LOSSES;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0032644977     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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