Design of CPC-like reflectors within the simultaneous multiple surface design method

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3139, Issue , 1997, Pages 19-28

  Benítez, Pablo ^a   Mohedano Arroyo, Rubén ^a   Miñano, Juan C ^a   García, Raphael ^a   González, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrator; Nonimaging; Optical design

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL DESIGN;

CONCENTRATOR; EDGE RAY THEOREM; MULTIPLE SURFACES; NON-IMAGING; THERMODYNAMIC LIMITS; TWO-DIMENSION;

LIGHT;

EID: 50849099989     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.290223     Document Type: Conference Paper

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