Patent ID: 7098547

Claim:
A device for converting radiant energy into electricity, said device comprising: a magnetic dipole module having a cylindrical core, said cylindrical core formed of material transparent to the radiant energy; a plurality of transparent annular disks, said transparent annular disks formed of material transparent to the radiant energy, each said transparent annular disk having a central opening therethrough; a plurality of soft ferromagnetic annular disks, each said soft ferromagnetic annular disk having first and second sides coated with a layer of ferromagnetic nanocrystals embedded in a matrix, each said soft ferromagnetic annular disk further having a central opening therethrough, said plurality of soft ferromagnetic annular disks alternatingly stacked with said plurality of transparent annular disks, said cylindrical core extending through said soft ferromagnetic annular disk central openings and said transparent annular disk central openings; and an electrical coil enclosing at least a portion of said magnetic dipole module.