Nina Vaidya

California Institute of Technology — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research(18), Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research(10), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae(10), solar cell performance optimization(10), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories(6)

Publications33 total

The impact of SATCON recommendations on the safety and sustainability of large constellations
Journal of Space Safety Engineering·2025Open Access
Advanced Solar Cells with Thermal, Radiation, and Light Management for Space‐Based Solar Power
Solar RRL·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Optical analog of black and white gravitational holes
Advanced Photonics·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
A holistic systems thinking approach to space sustainability via space debris management
Journal of Space Safety Engineering·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
ASTRAL: Advanced Solar Cells with Thermal, Radiation, And Light Management for Space-Based Solar Power
2024
The Impact of SATCON Recommendations on the Safety and Sustainability of Large Constellations
2024
Ultra-lightweight mirrors with high solar reflectivity and high infrared emissivity for sun-facing radiative thermal management in space
Optics Express·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Immersion graded index optics: theory, design, and prototypes
Microsystems & Nanoengineering·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
An ultralight concentrator photovoltaic system for space solar power harvesting
Acta Astronautica·2020· 33 cited
A flexible phased array system with low areal mass density
Nature Electronics·2019· 88 cited
Lightweight Carbon Fiber Mirrors for Solar Concentrator Applications
arXiv (Cornell University)·2018Open Access
3D printed optics with nanometer scale surface roughness
Microsystems & Nanoengineering·2018· 105 citedOpen Access
Ultralight Energy Converter Tile for the Space Solar Power Initiative
2018· 8 cited
A lightweight tile structure integrating photovoltaic conversion and RF power transfer for space solar power applications
2018· 39 cited
n_k_e1_e2_tables_&_model_parameters_20180418.xlsx
Figshare·2018· 1 citedOpen Access
Near-unity ultra-wideband thermal infrared emission for space solar power radiative cooling
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)·2017· 1 cited
Impact of Space Radiation Environment on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)·2017· 2 cited
Lightweight Carbon Fiber Mirrors for Solar Concentrator Applications
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)·2017· 7 cited
Effects of Electron and Proton Radiation on Perovskite Solar Cells for Space Solar Power Application
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)·2017· 33 cited
Design and Prototyping Efforts for the Space Solar Power Initiative
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)·2017· 15 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Harry A. Atwater(12), Emily C. Warmann(11), Michael D. Kelzenberg(10), Pilar Espinet‐González(10), Ali Naqavi(10), Sergio Pellegrino(9), Christophe Leclerc(7), Samuel P. Loke(7), Tatiana G. Vinogradova(7), Jing‐Shun Huang(6), Eleftherios Gdoutos(5), Ali Hajimiri(5), Olav Solgaard(4), Fabien Royer(4), Tatiana A. Roy(4), Mohammed Reza M. Hashemi(3), Austin Fikes(3), Matan Gal-Katziri(3), Behrooz Abiri(3), Florian Bohn(3)