title: A numerical analysis of the effect of partially-coherent light in photovoltaic devices considering coherence length.
abstract: We propose a method for calculating the optical response to partially-coherent light based on the coherence length. Using a Fourier transform of a randomly-generated partially-coherent wave, we demonstrate that the reflectance, transmittance, and absorption with the incidence of partially-coherent light can be calculated from the Poynting vector of the incident coherent light. We also demonstrate that the statistical field distribution of partially-coherent light can be obtained from the proposed method using a rigorous coupled wave analysis. The optical characteristics of grating structures in photovoltaic devices are analyzed as a function of coherence length. The method is capable of providing a general procedure for analyzing the incoherent optical characteristics of thick layers or nano particles in photovoltaic devices with the incidence of partially-coherent light.
authors.affiliation: National Creative Research Center for Active Plasmonics Application Systems, Inter-University Semiconductor Research Center and School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-774, South Korea.
authors.forename: Wooyoung
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung-Yeol
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jungho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byoungho
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee