Electro — optical simulation of diffraction in solar cells

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 104, 2010, Pages A584-A593

  Peters, Marius ^a   Rüdiger, Marc ^a   Bläsi, Benedikt ^a   Platzer, Werner ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ERRORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETER; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT; DIFFRACTIVE GRATING; ELECTRO-OPTICAL; OPTICAL EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SIMULATION; SIMULATION METHODS; STANDARD PROCEDURES; WAVE OPTICAL SIMULATION;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78149428760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.00A584     Document Type: Article

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