[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 …

[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 …

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 …

Optically powered and controlled drones using optical fibers for airborne base stations

N Shindo, T Kobatake, D Masson, S Fafard… - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mobile communication services are crucial during emergency disasters and temporary
events, and future mobile communication systems should be able to provide such services …

High-voltage 1064 nm InGaAsP multijunction laser power converters

J Yin, Y Sun, A Wang, S Yu, J Wang… - IEEE Electron …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
1064 nm six-junction laser power converters (LPCs) with InGaAsP absorption layers are
designed and fabricated. IV characteristics of the LPCs with an aperture of 8.32 mm 2 are …

Power-over-fiber using double-clad fibers

M Matsuura - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power-over-fiber (PWoF) is an attractive technology for transmitting power utilizing optical
fibers. Because optical fibers are nonconductive power lines, and can transmit data signals …

InP-and GaAs-based photonic power converters under O-band laser illumination: Performance analysis and comparison

MN Beattie, H Helmers, GP Forcade… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photonic power converters (PPCs), which convert narrow-band light to electricity, are
essential components in power-by-light systems. When designed for telecommunications …

Multiple tunnel diode peaks in I–V curves of a multijunction laser power converter

AC Wang, JJ Yin, SZ Yu, YR Sun - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
How to characterize tunnel diodes (TDs) in multijunction photovoltaic cells is a challenge.
Here, we investigate a locally illuminated sixjunction InGaAs laser power converter (LPC) by …

Luminescent coupling and efficiency of bifacial GaAs/Si tandem solar cells

DA Engelbrecht, R Synowicki, T Tiedje - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2022 - Elsevier
The limiting efficiencies of monofacial and bifacial GaAs/Si tandem solar cells are calculated
from the physical properties of GaAs and Si, with light trapping by Lambertian scattering. The …

Light management in ultra-thin photonic power converters for 1310 nm laser illumination

N Nouri, CE Valdivia, MN Beattie, JJ Krich, K Hinzer - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We designed and optimized ultra-thin single junction InAlGaAs photonic power converters
(PPC) with integrated back reflectors (BR) for operation at the telecommunications …