Title :
Laser cooling of a semiconductor load to 165 K
Author :
Seletskiy, Denis V. ; Melgaard, Seth D. ; Bigotta, Stefano ; Di Lieto, Alberto ; Tonelli, Mauro ; Sheil-Bahae, Mansoor
Author_Institution :
Phys. & Astron. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate cooling of a 2 micron thick GaAs/InGaP double-heterostructure to 165 K by means of an optical refrigerator. Cooler is comprised of Yb3+-doped YLF crystal, pumped by 9 Watt near E4-E5 Stark manifold transition.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser cooling; optical pumping; ytterbium; E4-E5 Stark manifold transition; GaAs-InGaP; YLF:Yb3+; crystal; double-heterostructure; optical refrigerator; power 9 W; semiconductor load laser cooling; temperature 165 K; Cooling; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
