• DocumentCode
    2884895
  • Title

    Theory of semiconductor laser cooling at low temperatures

  • Author

    Rupper, G. ; Kwong, N.H. ; Binder, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a comprehensive many-particle theory for optical refrigeration of bulk GaAs via luminescence up-conversion. We predict cooling in the regime of a partially ionized exciton gas and discuss its temperature dependence.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; excitons; gallium arsenide; laser cooling; photoluminescence; semiconductor lasers; GaAs; ionized exciton gas; luminescence spectra; optical refrigeration; semiconductor laser cooling; Absorption; Cooling; Excitons; Frequency; Laser theory; Luminescence; Optical pumping; Physical optics; Plasma temperature; Semiconductor lasers; (260.3800) Physical optics, luminescence; (300.6470) Spectroscopy, semiconductors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629055
  • Filename
    4629055