Optical Rectenna Converts Light to Electricity (VIDEO)

Georgia Institute of Technology

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Using nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC current.

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