Luminescent solar concentrators with fiber geometry

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 103, 2013, Pages A503-A514

  Edelenbosch, Oreane Y ^a,b   Fisher, Martyn ^b   Patrignani, Luca ^b   Van Sark, Wilfried G J H M ^a   Chatten, Amanda J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMINESCENCE; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

CLEAR SKY; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; FIBER GEOMETRIES; FIBRE LENGTH; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; LUMOGEN RED 305; NORMAL INCIDENCE; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE;

FIBERS;

EID: 84878601706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A503     Document Type: Article

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