DocumentCode
600620
Title
Fiber luminescent solar concentrator fabrics
Author
Banaei, E. ; Abouraddy, A.F.
Author_Institution
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
4-8 March 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We present the design, fabrication, and characterization of all-polymer optical fiber luminescent solar concentrators. Large-area, lightweight, and flexible fabrics constructed of such fibers are a low-cost solar-energy harvesting alternative useful for mobile applications.
Keywords
energy harvesting; fabrics; fluorescence; optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; solar energy concentrators; all-polymer optical fiber luminescent solar concentrator fabrics; large-area lightweight flexible fabrics; low-cost solar-energy harvesting; mobile applications; Fabrics; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber theory; Optimized production technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0262-3
Type
conf
Filename
6476445
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