A numerical analysis of the effect of partiallycoherent light in photovoltaic devices considering coherence length

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 106, 2012, Pages A941-A953

  Lee, Wooyoung ^a   Lee, Seung Yeol ^a   Kim, Jungho ^b   Kim, Sung Chul ^c   Lee, Byoungho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENCE LENGTHS; FIELD DISTRIBUTION; GRATING STRUCTURES; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POYNTING VECTORS; RIGOROUS COUPLED WAVE ANALYSIS; THICK LAYERS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 84869025021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A941     Document Type: Article

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