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Photovoltaic converters for solar-pumped lasersThe authors describe a mathematical parametric study of converters used to convert laser radiation to electricity for space-based laser power systems. Two different lasers, the 1.06-micron Nd laser and the 1.315-micron iodine laser, are used in the vertical junction converter. The calculated efficiency is 50 percent for a 100-junction Si photovoltaic converter when used with a Nd laser. The calculated efficiency for a 1000-junction Ga(0.53)In(0.47)As photovoltaic converter is 43 percent when used with an iodine laser.
Document ID
19900027900
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Walker, Gilbert H.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Heinbockel, John H.
(Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Accession Number
90A14955
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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