Laser cooling of a semiconductor load using a Yb:YLF optical refrigerator

Denis V. Seletskiy; Seth Melgaard; Mansoor Sheik-Bahae; Stefano Bigotta; Alberto DiLieto; Mauro Tonelli

doi:10.1117/12.845051

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18 February 2010 Laser cooling of a semiconductor load using a Yb:YLF optical refrigerator

Denis V. Seletskiy, Seth Melgaard, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Stefano Bigotta, Alberto DiLieto, Mauro Tonelli

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Proceedings Volume 7614, Laser Refrigeration of Solids III; 761409 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845051
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

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 Yb³⁺-doped YLF crystal, pumped by 9 Watt near E4-E5 Stark manifold transition.

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Denis V. Seletskiy, Seth Melgaard, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Stefano Bigotta, Alberto DiLieto, and Mauro Tonelli "Laser cooling of a semiconductor load using a Yb:YLF optical refrigerator", Proc. SPIE 7614, Laser Refrigeration of Solids III, 761409 (18 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845051

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