2018 Proceedings
The proceedings of Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XV have been published in Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 10758, edited by Roland Winston, and Eli Yablonovitch .
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Sessions
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Published Papers
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Recorded Presentations
Explore the published papers and presentations from the 2018 Nonimaging Optics conference, which was organized on 19-23 August 2018 in San Diego, California, United States.
Papers and Presentations
Front Matter: Volume 10758
Solar Applications I
Efficient geometry of flexible solar panels optimized for the latitude of New York City
Małgorzata Marciniak ; Yasser Hassebo ; Delfino Enriquez-Torres ; Rupak Kadel ; Emmanuel Michalakis ; Nikesh Prajapati
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Solar tracking using beam-steering lens arrays
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Two-stage 50X hybrid spectrum splitting CSP/CPV collector with InGaP/GaAs solar cells
Bennett Widyolar ; Lun Jiang ; Jon Ferry ; Roland Winston ; Alexander Kirk ; Mark Osowski ; David Cygan ; Hamid Abbasi
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Solar Applications II
Feasibility study on a novel daylighting system with embedded micro compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs)
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Ray tracing and heat transfer simulation of novel glass-covered XCPC collector
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Increased power collection efficiency of conventional silicon photovoltaic modules with holographic light management techniques
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Illumination
High power modular LED-based illumination system for lithography applications
Johana Bernasconi ; Toralf Scharf ; Marcel Groccia ; Raoul Kirner ; Wilfried Noell ; Hans Peter Herzig
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Nonimaging optics applications in theater lighting
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Advanced Topic I
Diffusive light scattering and collection for advanced device applications
Claire Alvine ; Rachel Tyo ; Zacarias Imperial ; Kimberly Rosal ; Mostafa Sadoqi ; Reid Vorbach ; C. M. Fortmann
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Optical simulation-based on flowline method
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A plano-freeform lens pair for shaping laser beams
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Thermodynamic Application
Ultra-high luminescence efficiency as a technology enabler: solar cells, thermophotovoltaics, and optoelectronic refrigerators
T. Patrick Xiao ; Eli Yablonovitch
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Spectral selectivity or nonimaging optics: Which to use for radiative cooling?
Harry Apostoleris ; Matteo Chiesa
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Prospects for broadband spectrum Raman optical refrigeration
Rachel Tyo ; Claire Alvine ; Zacarias Imperial ; Kimberly Rosal ; Reid Vorbach ; Mostafa Sadoqi ; C. M. Fortmann
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Flowline analysis of eténdue transfer of a wide-angle solar concentrator
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Computational optimization for nonimaging solar concentrators using generalized pattern search
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Advanced Topic II
Vis-NIR spectral flatness improvement for Laser-Driven Light Sources (LDLS)
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Holographic cap collectors for enhanced mid-day energy production of vertically mounted bifacial photovoltaic modules
Silvana Ayala Pelaez ; Sam X. Tan ; Benjamin Chrysler ; Jianbo Zhao ; Yuechen Wu ; Raymond K. Kostuk
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Design and characterization of freeform waveguides for solar concentrated PV technology (Conference Presentation)
Liliana Ruiz Diaz ; Remington S. Ketchum ; Nicholas P. Lyons ; Sifang Cui ; Michael Frasier ; Pierre-Alexandre J. Blanche ; Kyungjo Kim ; Hao Chih Yuan ; Wei Pan
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