Cover -- Table of Contents -- Title Page -- Related Titles -- Copyright -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1: Current Concepts for Optical Path Enhancement in Solar Cells -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Planar Antireflection Coatings -- 1.3 Optical Path Enhancement in the Ray Optical Limit -- 1.4 Scattering Structures for Optical Path Enhancement -- 1.5 Resonant Structures for Optical Path Enhancement -- 1.6 Ultra-Light Trapping -- 1.7 Energy-Selective Structures as Intermediate Reflectors for Optical Path Enhancement in Tandem Solar Cells -- 1.8 Comparison of the Concepts -- 1.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: The Principle of Detailed Balance and the Opto-Electronic Properties of Solar Cells -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Opto-Electronic Reciprocity -- 2.3 Connection to Other Reciprocity Theorems -- 2.4 Applications of the Opto-Electronic Reciprocity Theorem -- 2.5 Limitations to the Opto-Electronic Reciprocity Theorem -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Rear Side Diffractive Gratings for Silicon Wafer Solar Cells -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Principle of Light Trapping with Gratings -- 3.3 Fundamental Limits of Light Trapping with Gratings -- 3.4 Simulation of Gratings in Solar Cells -- 3.5 Realization -- 3.6 Topographical Characterization -- 3.7 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Randomly Textured Surfaces -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methodology -- 4.3 Properties of an Isolated Interface -- 4.4 Single-Junction Solar Cell -- 4.5 Intermediate Layer in Tandem Solar Cells -- 4.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5: Black Silicon Photovoltaics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Optical Properties and Light Trapping Possibilities -- 5.3 Surface Passivation of Black Silicon -- 5.4 Black Silicon Solar Cells -- References -- Chapter 6: Concentrator Optics for Photovoltaic Systems.

6.1 Fundamentals of Solar Concentration -- 6.2 Optical Designs -- 6.3 Silicone on Glass Fresnel Lenses -- 6.4 Considerations on Concentrators in HCPV Systems -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Light-Trapping in Solar Cells by Directionally Selective Filters -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Theory -- 7.3 Filter Systems -- 7.4 Experimental Realization -- 7.5 Summary and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 8: Linear Optics of Plasmonic Concepts to Enhance Solar Cell Performance -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Metal Nanoparticles -- 8.3 Surface-Plasmon Polaritons -- 8.4 Front-Side Plasmonic Nanostructures -- 8.5 Rear-Side Plasmonic Nanostructures -- 8.6 Further Concepts -- 8.7 Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9: Up-conversion Materials for Enhanced Efficiency of Solar Cells -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Up-Conversion in Er3+-Doped ZBLAN Glasses -- 9.3 Up-Conversion in Er3+-Doped β-NaYF4 -- 9.4 Simulating Up-Conversion with a Rate Equation Model -- 9.5 Increasing Up-Conversion Efficiencies -- 9.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10: Down-Conversion in Rare-Earth Doped Glasses and Glass Ceramics -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Physical Background -- 10.3 Down-Conversion in ZBLAN Glasses and Glass Ceramics -- 10.4 Down-Conversion in Sm-Doped Borate Glasses for High-Efficiency CdTe Solar Cells -- 10.5 Summary -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 11: Fluorescent Concentrators for Photovoltaic Applications -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The Theoretical Description of Fluorescent Concentrators -- 11.3 Materials for Fluorescent Concentrators -- 11.4 Experimentally Realized Fluorescent Concentrator Systems -- 11.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 12: Light Management in Solar Modules -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Fundamentals of Light Management in Solar Modules.

12.3 Technological Solutions for Minimized Optical Losses in Solar Modules -- 12.4 Outlook -- References -- Index -- End User License Agreement.