Polarization-dependent angular-optical reflectance in solar-selective SnOx:F/Al2O3/Al reflector surfaces

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 2428-2434

  Mwamburi, Mghendi ^a   Wäckelgård, Ewa ^b   Roos, Arne ^b   Kivaisi, Rogath ^c  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL FILMS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIN COMPOUNDS;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; SOLAR SELECTIVE REFLECTORS (SSC);

MIRRORS;

EID: 0036575166     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.002428     Document Type: Article

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