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    • Small to medium solar concentrators offer cost-competitive alternatives to tracked solar panels.
    • Improving optical efficiency is crucial for reducing the cost of solar power generation.
    • Current designs face limitations in cost-effectiveness and fabrication simplicity.

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    • To design a cost-effective solar concentrator with a single sun-tracking axis.
    • To enhance the optical efficiency of solar concentrators.
    • To develop a fabrication method suitable for mass production.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a graded-index planar waveguide with an index profile analogous to SELFOC fiber.
    • Controlled ray paths through the waveguide's refractive index gradient.
    • Fabricated the concentrator in a single block to minimize Fresnel reflections.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved a 33% improvement in optical efficiency compared to homogeneous waveguide systems.
    • Demonstrated effective control of light rays within the graded-index waveguide.
    • Maintained the potential for cost-effective fabrication via molding.

    Conclusions:

    • The graded-index planar waveguide design significantly boosts optical efficiency in solar concentrators.
    • This approach offers a pathway to cheaper solar energy production.
    • The design is suitable for cost-effective, mass-producible solar concentrator systems.