Possible power source found for fiber optic lasers
Journal Article
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· Optics and Photonics News
OSTI ID:20217068
- Optical Society of America, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (United States)
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratory are researching ways to use a new semiconductor alloy, indium gallium arsenide nitride (InGaAsN), as as photovoltaic power source for lasers in fiber optics and space communication satellites. The efficiency of electricity-generating solar cells utilizing InGaAsN is predicted to be 40%-nearly twice the efficiency rate of a standard silicon solar cell. The use of InGaAsN in solar cells is a potential power source for satellites and other space systems. (AIP) (c)
- OSTI ID:
- 20217068
- Journal Information:
- Optics and Photonics News, Vol. 11, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 2000; ISSN 1047-6938
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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