Condensed-phase optical refrigeration

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1037-1053

  Rayner, Anton ^a   Heckenberg, Norman R ^a   Rubinsztein Dunlop, Halina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTALS; DYES; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS;

OPTICAL REFRIGERATION;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 0037835953     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001037     Document Type: Review

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