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    Intra-cavity laser-assisted solar-energy conversion
    (2023) Jimenez, I.; Wallentowitz, S.; Seifert, B.; Volkmann, U. G.; Diaz-droguett, D. E.; Cabrera, A. L.; Gence, L.
    It is shown how to efficiently convert solar into electrical energy, taking advantage of laser amplification and intracavity use of a low-efficiency converter. The latter may consist of a low-efficiency transparent photovoltaic cell or a thermoelectric cell integrated into a metallic laser-cavity mirror, constituting a minor intra-cavity loss for the laser operation. The overall power-conversion efficiency is derived and discussed for a variety of current solid-state laser materials. It is shown that power-conversion efficiencies comparable with commercial silicon photovoltaic cells are obtained with current laser materials. & COPY; 2023 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access