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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Partha Sarathi Dutta, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mitchell B. Haeri, Irvine, CA (US);
Gerard L. Rafanelli, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Assignees:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/35 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/0693 (2012.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/022433 (2013.01); G02F 1/3526 (2013.01); H01L 31/03046 (2013.01); H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); H01L 31/0693 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and photovoltaic devices converting broad spectrum incoherent optical power into electrical power by utilizing nonlinear multi-photon absorption and optionally enhanced by the application of magnetic fields, electric fields, or both during the power conversion process.