Single element spectral splitting solar concentrator for multiple cells CPV system

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 9004-9018

  Stefancich, Marco ^a,b   Zayan, Ahmed ^a   Chiesa, Matteo ^a   Rampino, Stefano ^b   Roncati, Dario ^b   Kimerling, Lionel ^c   Michel, Jurgen ^c  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b IMEM CNR   (Italy)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

BROAD-BAND SPECTRUM; COST EFFECTIVE; DISPERSIVE BEHAVIORS; MODUS OPERANDI; MULTIPLE CELLS; OPTICAL SIMULATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PRISMATIC STRUCTURES; SHOCKLEY READ HALLS; SINGLE ELEMENT; SINGLE JUNCTION; SOLAR LIGHT; SPECTRAL COMPONENTS; SPECTRAL SPLITTING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84860177303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.009004     Document Type: Review

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