Feature issue introduction: Optical Devices and Materials for Solar Energy and Solid-state Lighting (PVLED) 2019.

Peter Bermel,Klaus Jäger,Rebecca Saive,Seunghyup Yoo

doi:10.1364/oe.392718

Abstract

This special feature issue of Optics Express highlights contributions from authors who presented their latest research in the Optical Devices and Materials for Solar Energy and Solid-state Lighting (PVLED) topical meeting of the OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, held in Burlingame, California, from 29 July - August 1, 2019. This feature issue is comprised of nine contributed papers, expanding upon their respective conference proceedings to cover timely research topics applying optics and photonics to solar energy and solid-state lighting.

Highlights

The conference program included a diverse group of keynote, invited, and contributed speakers from around the world who discussed current research trends at the intersection of advanced photonics
For the first time this year, a special issue solely dedicated to Optical Devices and Materials for Solar Energy and Solid-state Lighting (PVLED) has been prepared. This call attracted nine accepted papers that extend on talks given at the congress to further advance specific research questions on the cutting edge of solid state lighting and solar energy technologies
We introduce each paper and provide context for how they fit within the broader PVLED topical meeting themes

Summary

Introduction

The 2019 OSA Advanced Photonics Congress [1], held in Burlingame, California, brought together researchers with expertise across several related areas in optics and photonics. The colocated OSA topical meetings were: Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics; Novel Optical Materials and Applications; Photonic Networks and Devices; Signal Processing in Photonic Communications; and Optical Devices and Materials for Solar Energy and Solid-State Lighting (PVLED). For the first time this year, a special issue solely dedicated to Optical Devices and Materials for Solar Energy and Solid-state Lighting (PVLED) has been prepared. This call attracted nine accepted papers that extend on talks given at the congress to further advance specific research questions on the cutting edge of solid state lighting and solar energy technologies. We introduce each paper and provide context for how they fit within the broader PVLED topical meeting themes

Solar energy

Solid-state lighting and illumination

Findings

Outlook