[HTML][HTML] Perspective on photovoltaic optical power converters

S Fafard, DP Masson - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Optical wireless power transmission (OWPT) can be used for applications that cannot
access traditional power using metal wires. Photovoltaic power-converting III-V …

High-voltage GaAs photovoltaic laser power converters

J Schubert, E Oliva, F Dimroth, W Guter… - … on Electron Devices, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The main drawback of photovoltaic (PV) laser power converters based on GaAs material is
the low output voltage, which is often insufficient to power electronic circuits directly. Aside …

[HTML][HTML] Vertical multi-junction laser power converters with 61% efficiency at 30 W output power and with tolerance to beam non-uniformity, partial illumination, and …

S Fafard, D Masson - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stable and reliable optical power converting devices are obtained using vertical multi-
junction laser power converters. They are based on the GaAs and the InP material systems …

Development and characterisation of laser power converters for optical power transfer applications

SD Jarvis, J Mukherjee, M Perren… - Iet …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Interest in single‐junction photovoltaic devices has been renewed in recent years due to
their potential to produce very high optical to electrical conversion efficiencies under …

[HTML][HTML] 74.7% Efficient GaAs-based laser power converters at 808 nm at 150 K

S Fafard, DP Masson - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
High-efficiency multijunction laser power converters are demonstrated for low temperature
applications with an optical input at 808 nm. The photovoltaic power converting III-V …

[HTML][HTML] Power and spectral range characteristics for optical power converters

S Fafard, D Masson, JG Werthen, J Liu, TC Wu… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
High-performance optical power converters (OPCs) enable isolated electrical power and
power beaming applications at new wavelengths and higher output powers. Broadcom's …

[PDF][PDF] Beaming power: Photovoltaic laser power converters for power-by-light

C Algora, I García, M Delgado, R Peña, C Vázquez… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Photovoltaic laser power converters (PVLPCs) are the core element of power-by-light (PBL)
systems, which are basically made up of a power laser, an optical fiber, and a PVLPC. PBL …

Efficiency limits of laser power converters for optical power transfer applications

J Mukherjee, S Jarvis, M Perren… - Journal of Physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We have developed III–V-based high-efficiency laser power converters (LPCs), optimized
specifically for converting monochromatic laser radiation at the eye-safe wavelength of 1.55 …

[HTML][HTML] High-efficiency and high-power multijunction InGaAs/InP photovoltaic laser power converters for 1470 nm

S Fafard, DP Masson - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photonics | Free Full-Text | High-Efficiency and High-Power Multijunction InGaAs/InP
Photovoltaic Laser Power Converters for 1470 nm Next Article in Journal Prediction of the …

On the temperature dependence of dual‐junction laser power converters

SK Reichmuth, H Helmers, SP Philipps… - Progress in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dual‐junction GaAs laser power converters optimized for one monochromatic wavelength
are presented, and their temperature dependence is experimentally evaluated. External …