OPTOMECHANICAL SYSTEM WITH HYBRID ARCHITECTURE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR CONVERTING LIGHT ENERGY

The present invention relates to an optomechanical system (1) for converting light energy, comprising an optical arrangement (40) comprising one or more optical layers (41, 42), wherein at least one of the optical layers (41,42) comprises a plurality of primary optical elements (47) to concentrate incident light (80) into transmit ted light (90), wherein the primary optical elements (47) are arranged in a two-dimensional rectangular or hexagonal array; a support layer (50); a shifting mechanism (60) for moving at least one of the optical layers (41, 42) of the optical arrangement (40) relative to the support layer (50) or vice versa; and a frame element (10) to which either the optical arrangement (40) or the support layer (50) is attached, wherein the support layer (50) comprises a plurality of primary light energy conversion elements (51) arranged in a two-dimensional array corresponding to the arrangement of the primary optical elements (47) and a plurality of secondary light energy conversion elements (52), wherein the primary light energy conversion elements (51) and the secondary light energy conversion elements (52) are capable of converting the energy of transmitted light (90) into an output energy and wherein the primary light energy conversion elements (51) and the secondary light energy conversion elements (52), differ by type, and/or surface area, and/or light conversion efficiency, and/or light conversion spectrum and wherein the shifting mechanism (60) is arranged to move at least one of the layers of the optical arrangement (40) or the support layer (50) translationally relative to the frame element (10), through one or more translation element (65, 65) in such a way that the total output power of the primary light energy conversion elements (51) and of the secondary light energy conversion elements (52) is adjustable. The invention concerns also a method for converting light energy with an optomechanical system according to the present invention