Title :
Laser cooling of an optical fibre
Author :
Rayner, A. ; Heckenberg, N.R. ; Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Cooling of a sample of ytterbium doped glass has been achieved by pumping it with laser light. An optical fibre of the glass has been successfully cooled under vacuum by 13 K from room temperature.
Keywords :
laser cooling; optical fibres; optical glass; optical pumping; ytterbium; laser cooling; laser light; optical fibre; room temperature; ytterbium doped glass; Cooling; Fiber lasers; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-608-7
