GaAs converters for high power densities of laser illumination

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-295

  Oliva, E ^a   Dimroth, F ^a   Bett, A W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concentrator cells; III V semiconductors; Laser power converters

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CLADDING (COATING); DC GENERATORS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; LASER BEAMS; METALLIZING; METALS; MONOCHROMATORS; POWER CONVERTERS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

ANTIREFLECTION (AR); CONVERTERS (PAPER INDUSTRY); GENERATE ELECTRICITY; GRID DESIGN; HIGH POWERS; ILLUMINATION LEVELS; LASER ILLUMINATIONS; LASER LIGHT; METAL ELECTRODES; OPTICAL-TO-ELECTRICAL (O/E) CONVERSION; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; WINDOW LAYERS;

LASERS;

EID: 46749087971     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.811     Document Type: Article

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