Optical coatings for thermophotovoltaic spectral control

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1356-1358

  Fourspring, Patrick M ^a   DePoy, David M ^a   Rahmlow Jr , Thomas D ^b   Lazo Wasem, Jeanne E ^b   Gratrix, Edward J ^b  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b Rugate Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; OPTICAL FILTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

EDGE PASS FILTER; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC (TPV); TPV SPECTRAL CONTROL;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 33645313771     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.001356     Document Type: Article

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