We report the development of monolithic GaAs photovoltaic devices intended to convert light
generated by a laser or other bright source to electricity. The converters described here can …

Silicon photonics have provided low-cost communication components for Internet
applications and are now aimed towards providing environmentally friendly and green …

We designed and optimized ultra-thin single junction InAlGaAs photonic power converters
(PPC) with integrated back reflectors (BR) for operation at the telecommunications …

Photovoltaic power converting III–V semiconductor devices based on the Vertical Epitaxial
HeteroStructure Architecture (VEHSA) design have been achieved with up to 20 thin p/n …

A novel application for high intensity GaAs-based solar cells is conversion of monochromatic
light transmitted by fiber optics into electrical power for remote sensors. At present, the …

The authors address several aspects of the optical power transmission concept: the
modeling of monochromatic conversion efficiency versus matched bandgap of a …

Thin GaAs photovoltaic heterostructures are grown by MOCVD with various p-GaAs base
thicknesses. The total n/p absorbing thickness is varied systematically. Output voltages up …

Photovoltaic power converters can be used to generate electricity directly from laser light. In
this paper we report the development of GaAs PV power converters with improved …

Current matching is crucial to maximize the efficiency of two‐terminal multi‐junction
photovoltaic devices. However, even in perfectly designed devices, deviation from the target …

Measured responsivity and illuminated IV data are presented for III-V In/sub x/Ga/sub 1-x/As-
based photovoltaic cells with bandgaps of 1.42 eV (GaAs), 0.74 (lattice-matched In/sub …