Enhancing Solar Energy Light Capture with Multi-Directional Waveguide Lattices

2013/01/01 by Ian D. Hosein, Hao Lin, Matthew R. Ponte +2 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Engineering · Materials Science · #Photonic Crystals and Applications #Photonic and Optical Devices #Optical Coatings and Gratings #Waveguide #Solar energy #Energy (signal processing) #Optoelectronics #Computer science #Optics #Physics #Electrical engineering #Engineering

paper · doi:10.1364/ose.2013.rm2d.2

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Abstract

Multiple, intersecting lattices of multimode and polychromatic waveguides were fabricated in photopolymerizable media. The cumulative collection angle ranges of the lattices permits wide-angle light capture, which may enhance power output in solar cells.

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