Abstract

Cylindrical concentrators are viewed as a limit case of toroidal concentrators with the purpose of applying to them some results obtained for axisymmetrical optical systems. This enables us to obtain easily the directional intercept factor of a cylindrical nonimaging concentrator called the Ideal Tubular Concentrator. A useful tool for designing new cylindrical concentrators is also derived.

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Effect of restricting the exit angle on the limit of concentration for cylindrical concentrators

Juan C. Miñano
Appl. Opt. 23(24) 4554-4559 (1984)

Limit of concentration for cylindrical concentrators under extended light sources

Juan Carlos Miñano and Antonio Luque
Appl. Opt. 22(16) 2437-2443 (1983)

Application of the conservation of etendue theorem for 2-D subdomains of the phase space in nonimaging concentrators

Juan C. Minano
Appl. Opt. 23(12) 2021-2025 (1984)

Design of optimal and ideal 2-D concentrators with the collector immersed in a dielectric tube

Juan C. Miñano, José M. Ruiz, and Antonio Luque
Appl. Opt. 22(24) 3960-3965 (1983)

Analysis of static and quasi-static cross compound parabolic concentrators

Antonio G. Molledo and Antonio Luque
Appl. Opt. 23(12) 2007-2016 (1984)