Design optimization of highly efficient spectrum-splitting and beam-concentrating diffractive optical element for lateral multijunction solar cells

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/23/4/044211

Abstract Two improved algorithms are proposed to extend a diffractive optical element (DOE) to work under the broad spectrum of sunlight. An optimum design has been found for the DOE, with a weighted average optical efficiency of about 6.8% better than that of the previous design. The optimization of designing high optical efficiency DOEs will pave the way for future designs of high-efficiency, low-cost lateral multijunction solar cells based on such a DOE.

Keywords: thickness optimization solar cell split concentration diffractive optical element

Received: 12 November 2013
Revised: 17 December 2013
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PACS:	42.15.Eq	(Optical system design)
	42.25.Fx	(Diffraction and scattering)
	42.79.Ek	(Solar collectors and concentrators)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 91233202, 21173260, and 51072221) and the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB932903.

Corresponding Authors: Meng Qing-Bo, Yang Guo-Zhen
E-mail: qbmeng@iphy.ac.cn;yanggz@iphy.ac.cn

About author: 42.15.Eq; 42.25.Fx; 42.79.Ek

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Wang Jin-Ze (王进泽), Ye Jia-Sheng (叶佳声), Huang Qing-Li (黄庆礼), Xu Xin (许信), Li Dong-Mei (李冬梅), Meng Qing-Bo (孟庆波), Yang Guo-Zhen (杨国桢) Design optimization of highly efficient spectrum-splitting and beam-concentrating diffractive optical element for lateral multijunction solar cells 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 044211

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