Nonimaging optics in luminescent solar concentration

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 105, 2012, Pages A622-A629

  Markman, M D ^a,b   Ranade, R R ^a   Giebink, N C ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWCHARTING; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CRITICAL ANGLES; INTENSITY ENHANCEMENT; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; MANUFACTURING COST; NONIMAGING OPTICS; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; RAY TRACING SIMULATION; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 84866254960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A622     Document Type: Article

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