| Autor: |
Ching-Kai Shen, Wei-Ting Chen, Yu-Hsin Wu, Kai-Ying Lai, Jui-che Tsai |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Photonics, Vol 9, Iss 3, p 188 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2304-6732 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/photonics9030188 |
| Popis: |
In this paper, optical components are fabricated using a 3D printing method. The two following strategies are adopted: 1. combining 3D printing, “origami”, and metal coating/attaching to directly manufacture parabolic reflectors; 2. inserting mirrors into 3D-printed frames and assembling the mirrors to form a corner cube retroreflector (CCR). PDLC (polymer dispersed liquid crystal) films are integrated with these optical components to achieve voltage-controlled optical power modulation. The tunable CCR is used to construct a solar light communication system. Using sunlight directly as the light source for communication is rarely seen. In this paper, we demonstrate a proof of concept of sunlight communication, exploring a new route of solar energy utilization, in addition to electricity generation and heating. |
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