ECE 695FO Lecture 2: Fiber Optic Systems
Online Presentations | 14 Jan 2019 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
Topics:Fiber ModesSystem componentsModulationMultiplexing
ECE 695FO Lecture 1: Introduction
Topics Overview of optical fibers Multi-mode fibers Single-mode fibers Graded Index (GRIN) fibers Step-Index fibers Numerical Aperture Polarization-maintaining fibers Fabrication
ECE 695FO: Fiber Optic Communication
Courses | 14 Jan 2019 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
The course will start with a refresher on the operation of key components needed for an effective fiber optic communication system, and then show how these components interact at a system level. Finally, the course will conclude with outlook for future research in extending the capabilities of...
Leveraging Computational Research to Engage Industry
Online Presentations | 01 Oct 2018 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
In this talk, I will discuss the big picture goals of my research group, and how simulation plays a central role in our efforts. I will then discuss how these efforts can be leveraged to engage industry. I will recount some of my experiences over the last decade with startups and...
Predicting and Optimizing Solar Cell Performance with Material/Surface Characteristics
Presentation Materials | 08 Aug 2018 | Contributor(s): Yiheng Zhu, Allison Perna, Peter Bermel
Renewable energy sources have begun replacing fossil fuels at the utility scale. In particular, photovoltaics has grown rapidly in recent years. To further improve solar technology in terms of cost and efficiency and promote adoption, researchers often seek material and device level...
Semiconductor Characterization
Online Presentations | 10 Oct 2017 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
Modeling High-Efficiency Rear Junction Photovoltaic Devices
Presentation Materials | 07 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s): Valerie C Vidal, Allison Perna, Peter Bermel
Solar cells are a renewable energy technology that has begun to supply energy in many regions of the world at a utility scale. Nonetheless, further improvements in solar technology are still needed to help reduce costs and increase adoption. Many researchers have been particularly interested in...
RadCool: a Web-enabled Simulation Tool for Radiative Cooling
Presentation Materials | 14 Aug 2017 | Contributor(s): Yu-wen (Wendy) Lin, Evan L Schlenker, Zhou Zhiguang, Peter Bermel
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems can generate electricity from high-temperature heat sources via thermal radiation. However, the intense heating of a photovoltaic (PV) cell can greatly reduce the overall efficiency of the system. Therefore, it is critical to develop techniques to keep the PV...
Contour PV
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Tools | 20 May 2017 | Contributor(s): Yiheng Zhu, Valerie C Vidal, Allison Perna, Peter Bermel
Sweep parameters to generate contour plots of photovoltaic device characteristics
Radiative Cooling Experiment
Tools | 19 May 2017 | Contributor(s): Yu-wen Lin, Evan L Schlenker, Zhou Zhiguang, Peter Bermel
Simulate a passive radiative cooling solution implementation in an experimental setup.
ECE 695NS Lecture 1: Introduction and Overview
Online Presentations | 10 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
Outline:MotivationMy Background and ResearchTopics for This ClassGoals for This ClassAssignments
ECE 695NS: Numerical Simulations of Electro-optic Energy Systems
Courses | 10 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
SPring 2017This course is currently in production. It is made available in this incomplete form to support the student currently taking this course.
Surprising Nanophotonic Phenomena in Nature and Photonic Modeling with S4
Online Presentations | 13 Jul 2016 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
I will show how S4sim, a transfer matrix-based optical simulation tool available on nanoHUB.org can be used to precisely calculate these behaviors. A few exciting real-world applications of this work will also be briefly discussed.
Surprising Nanophotonic Phenomena in Nature
Online Presentations | 11 Jul 2016 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
A broad range of optical phenomena in nature have created long-standing mysteries. For example, what gives butterflies and birds their rich colors? And how can sightings of some unusual natural phenomena like mirages or ball lightning be explained? The process of solving these mysteries has...
Photovoltaics QCRF-FDTD Simulator
Tools | 15 Oct 2015 | Contributor(s): Jacob R Duritsch, Haejun Chung, Peter Bermel
Simulates optical and electrical behaviors of photovoltaic cells using a FDTD simulation method and QCRF material modeling.
Directional Thermal Emitter Simulation
Tools | 05 Oct 2015 | Contributor(s): Shailja Dhaka, Enas Sakr, Peter Bermel
Simulate metallic lamellar gratings made of tungston for thermal emission
ECE 305: Fall 2015 Course Introduction
Presentation Materials | 23 Aug 2015 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
A Crash Course in Nanophotonic Simulations
Online Presentations | 18 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
This seminar will cover rapid, scalable computational methods used in simulating optical reflection,transmission, and absorption in complex structures. After a brief survey of the tools available, the S4 simulation tool will be demonstrated in detail.
Thermophotovoltaic Experiment
Tools | 15 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Evan L Schlenker, Zhou Zhiguang, Peter Bermel, Haejun Chung (editor), Haejun Chung (editor)
Simulates thermophotovoltaic system, accounting for thermal losses.
Failures in Photovoltaic Modules
Online Presentations | 16 Apr 2015 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
In this talk, I will discuss some of the major sources of performance degradation for common glass-encapsulated PV modules, including crystalline silicon and thin films. The greatest reliability challenges have occurred in the latter, with recent studies showing that thin-film modules operating...
Thermophotonic Selective Emitter Simulation
Tools | 14 Jul 2014 | Contributor(s): Anubha Mathur, Enas Sakr, Peter Bermel, Namrata Vivek Raghavan
Simulate Thermophotovoltaics With Rare Earth-Based Selective Emitters
nanoHUB-U Nanophotonics Modeling: Scientific Overview
Online Presentations | 23 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
A five week course on Nanophotonic Modeling.
Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulation of Photovoltaic Structures using a Graphical User Interface for MEEP
Presentation Materials | 25 Mar 2014 | Contributor(s): Xin Tze (Joyce) Tee, Haejun Chung, Peter Bermel
Thermophotovoltaic Efficiency Simulation
Presentation Materials | 25 Mar 2014 | Contributor(s): Qingshuang Chen, Roman Shugayev, Peter Bermel
Stanford Stratified Structure Solver (S4) Simulation tool
Presentation Materials | 25 Mar 2014 | Contributor(s): Chang Liu, Ogaga Daniel Odele, Xufeng Wang, Peter Bermel