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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
B.g. Negev Technologies and Applications Ltd., AT Ben-gurion University, Beer-Sheve, IL;
Jeffrey Gordon, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, IL;
Christian Ruud, State College, PA (US);
Noel C. Giebink, State College, PA (US);
THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, University Park, PA (US);
B.G. NEGEV TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS LTD., AT BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY, Beer-Sheve, IL;
Abstract
An exemplary' embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for concentrating light and methods of making and using such device. The device comprising a substantially cone-shaped optical body comprising a first side and an opposing second side extending along a central axis, the second side larger than the first side, a receiver positioned near the first side of the optical body and oriented towards the second side, and a reflector proximate the second side of the optical body, wherein a cross section of the reflector about the central axis comprises at least two substantially parabolic curves extending along a length of the second side of the optical body and converging at the central axis.