Monolithic multi-cell GaAs laser power converter with very high current density

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 908-911

  Krut, D ^a   Sudharsanan, R ^a   Nishikawa, W ^a   Isshiki, T ^a   Ermer, J ^a   Karam, N H ^a  

^a Spectrolab Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; LASER APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER CONVERTERS;

CONDUCTIVE LOSSES; LASER POWER CONVERTERS; MULTICELL GALLIUM ARSENIDE DEVICE;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 0036957369     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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