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Holographic window for solar power generation

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A new photovoltaic generation unit based on the application of holographic technologies called a Holo-Window is proposed in this work. The basic principle and the optical configuration used for the basic experimental unit are described. Suitable fabrication technology for a hologram with the broadband spectrum required to provide the appropriate sunlight capture capability is then discussed. Finally, a laboratory-prototype Holo-Window unit was developed and its performance was evaluated.

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This work was supported in part by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).

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  1. Egarim Co., Ltd., 330 Shibukawa, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 424-0053, Japan

    Toshihiro Kasezawa & Hideyoshi Horimai

  2. Okamoto Glass Co., Ltd., 380 Toyofuta, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-0872, Japan

    Hiroshi Tabuchi

  3. The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan

    Tsutomu Shimura

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Kasezawa, T., Horimai, H., Tabuchi, H. et al. Holographic window for solar power generation. Opt Rev 23, 997–1003 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-016-0257-z

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