Optimization of angularly selective photonic filters for concentrator photovoltaic

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8438, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hohn O ^a   Peters, M ^a   Ulbrich, C ^b   Hoffmann, A ^b   Schwarz, U T ^c   Blasi B ^a  

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

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS IAF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angularly selective filter; Concentrator; Detailed balance; GaAs; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF EMISSION; ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; ANGLES OF INCIDENCE; ANGULAR SELECTIVITY; CONCENTRATOR; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; DETAILED BALANCE; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; GAAS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INPUT VALUES; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL SIMULATION; PHOTONIC FILTERS; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; SELECTIVE FILTERS; THIN FILM STACKS; WAVE OPTICAL SIMULATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84861947804     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.921773     Document Type: Conference Paper

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