Title :
Reply to "Comments on intensity enhancement in textured optical sheets"
Author :
Yablonovitch, Eli
fDate :
2/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The recent comments on the above paper are self-contradictory and are physically incorrect. The comments violate the principle of time-reversal invariance for the Fresnel transmission and reflection coefficients of light rays. The proposed alternate formula for the intensity enhancement in optical media is an overestimation that violates the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
Keywords :
Amorphous silicon; Conducting materials; Electron devices; Electron optics; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Photovoltaic cells; Solar power generation; Temperature; Thermodynamics;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1986.22486
