Title :
Optical refrigeration achieves ΔΤ >180K
Author :
Melgaard, Seth D. ; Seletskiy, D.V. ; Sheik-Bahae, Mansoor
Author_Institution :
Phys. & Astron. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We report new records in optical refrigeration by cooling to 114 K (ΔT >180 K) as well as demonstrating a room-temperature heat lift of ~750 mW in a 10% wt. Yb:YLF crystal at λ=1020 nm.
Keywords :
laser cooling; lithium compounds; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YLF:Yb; cooling; optical refrigeration; room temperature heat lift; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 1020 nm; Absorption; Cooling; Crystals; Heating; Optical fibers; Optical saturation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
