Figure 1

Figure 1: A schematic representation of an LSC. The LSC consists of transition metal (TM) and rare earth (RE) ion-doped glass and a diffuse back reflector. Solar radiation incident on the LSC is primarily absorbed by the TM ion and transferred to the RE ion via non-radiative energy transfer (represented by the blue arrow), the RE then emits the light that is waveguided to the edges.

Figure 1: A schematic representation of an LSC. The LSC consists of transition metal (TM) and rare earth (RE) ion-doped glass and a diffuse back reflector. Solar radiation incident on the LSC is primarily absorbed by the TM ion and transferred to the RE ion via non-radiative energy transfer (represented by the blue arrow), the RE then emits the light that is waveguided to the edges.