Event Details
This highly specialized academic conference reviews current trends and recent developments in optics and photonics for solar energy conversion. It covers fundamental optical concepts, light management, materials, device design, fabrication technologies, and characterization for improving solar cell performance, including advanced PV modules and innovative transparent electrodes.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Advanced photovoltaic modules and novel devices enhanced by optical design principles
Use of dielectric and metallic nanostructures for innovative light trapping, wavelength/angular selectivity, and anti-reflective surface engineering
Photon control using luminescent materials, including downconversion, upconversion, and luminescent solar concentrators
Optical innovations for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), such as color-customized modules
Optical strategies tailored for perovskite and organic solar cells
Multi-junction solar technologies, with emphasis on photon management features like photon recycling and intermediate reflectors
Radiation steering techniques, including light concentration and spectral splitting
Simulation and modeling of solar energy systems—from individual photonic elements to full-system energy yield predictions
Development of next-generation transparent electrodes for both flexible and rigid photovoltaic devices
Thermal regulation solutions, including approaches like radiative cooling
Event Content
- Venue: WISTA, Rudower Chaussee 17, 12489 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany
- Date: October 8-9, 2025
- Cost: Â Check Website
- Link: https://helmholtz-berlin.de/events/2025-optics-solar-energy/index_en.html