Conversion efficiency of broad-band rectennas for solar energy harvesting applications

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 103, 2013, Pages A412-A418

  Briones, Edgar ^a   Alda, Javier ^b   González, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIODES; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); LOG PERIODIC ANTENNAS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SPIRAL ANTENNAS;

BROAD BANDS; BROAD-BAND ANTENNA; IMPEDANCE MISMATCH; METAL INSULATOR METALS; OPTICAL ANTENNAS; POOR PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RECTENNAS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84878610011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A412     Document Type: Article

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