Proof of principle demonstration of a self-tracking concentrator

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Zagolla, Volker ^a   Tremblay, Eric ^a   Moser, Christophe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THERMAL EXPANSION; WAVEGUIDES;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; ANGULAR ACCEPTANCE; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; LIGHT CONCENTRATION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLING;

DEMONSTRATIONS;

EID: 84896387545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.00A498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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