Orthogonal and secondary concentration in planar micro-optic solar collectors

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 104, 2011, Pages A673-A685

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENSES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; LENS ARRAY; LOW COST FABRICATION; MEASURED RESULTS; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; PASSIVE OPTICAL STRUCTURES; PLANAR SLAB WAVEGUIDES; SIMULATED RESULTS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 79959861399     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.00A673     Document Type: Article

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