The surface and edge emissions from dye-filled and dye-topped polycarbonate and polymethyl methacrylate luminescent solar concentrators were measured. We demonstrate that about 40-50% of the absorbed light energy (and 50-70% of the photons) is lost through the top and bottom surfaces of the filled waveguide. In most cases the escape cone losses are greater at the top than the bottom surface.
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Journal Title
Applied Optics 47 36 2008 6763-6768 Dx.Doi.org/10.1364/Ao.47.006763
Sector
Special Glass
Class
S 3817b