Abstract
The design of single element planar hemispherical gradient-index solar lenses that can accommodate the constraints of realistic materials and fabrication techniques are presented, and simulated with an extended and polychromatic solar source for concentrator photovoltaics at flux concentration values exceeding 1000 suns. The planar hemispherical far-field lens is created from a near-field unit magnification spherical gradient-index design, and illustrated with an f/1.40 square solar lens that allows lossless packing within a concentrator module.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1235-1237 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics