Can Opto-Electronics Provide the Motive Power for Future Vehicles?

Eli Yablonovitch

doi:10.1364/LS.2015.LM3H.1

Frontiers in Optics 2015
OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optica Publishing Group, 2015),
paper LM3H.1
•https://doi.org/10.1364/LS.2015.LM3H.1

Can Opto-Electronics Provide the Motive Power for Future Vehicles?

Eli Yablonovitch

Laser Science 2015

San Jose, California United States
18–22 October 2015
ISBN: 978-1-943580-03-3

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Semiconductor NanoOptics I (LM3H)

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A rear mirror to reflect band-edge luminescence helped break the world record for solar cell efficiency, 28.8%. It serendipitously reflects all infrared wavelengths, which can revolutionize thermo-photovoltaics. This enables conversion from heat to electricity with >50% efficiency.

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