Lens designs by ray tracing analyses for high-performance reflection optical modules

Journal of Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Lee, Chung Jui ^a   Lin, Jen Fin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lens design; Light tracing; Optical performance; Photovoltaic; Reflection

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; REFLECTION;

IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; LENS DESIGNS; LIGHT CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL MODULES; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; PARABOLIC PROFILES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RAY TRACING SIMULATION;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 78349247044     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/9/095501     Document Type: Article

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