Laser cooling of a semiconductor load to 165 K
Author(s) -
Denis V. Seletskiy,
Seth D. Melgaard,
A. Di Lieto,
Mauro Tonelli,
Mansoor SheikBahae
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Book series
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
ISBN - 978-1-55752-890-2
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.018061
Subject(s) - materials science , optics , semiconductor , semiconductor laser theory , laser , crystal (programming language) , optoelectronics , laser cooling , double heterostructure , refrigerator car , physics , computer science , programming language , thermodynamics
We demonstrate cooling of a 2 micron thick GaAs/InGaP double-heterostructure to 165 K from ambient using an all-solid-state optical refrigerator. Cooler is comprised of Yb(3+)-doped YLF crystal, utilizing 3.5 Watts of absorbed power near the E4-E5 Stark manifold transition.
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