Micro-optic solar concentration and next-generation prototypes

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 493-497

  Karp, Jason H ^a   Tremblay, Eric J ^a   Ford, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLER DESIGN; GENERATION SYSTEMS; LENS ABERRATION; LENS ARRAY; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE TRADE-OFF; PLANAR SLAB WAVEGUIDES; POOR PERFORMANCE; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SLAB WAVEGUIDES; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS;

LENSES; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WAVEGUIDES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

EID: 78650158575     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616788     Document Type: Conference Paper

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