Influence of fluorescence reabsorption and trapping on solid-state optical cooling

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3117-3124

  Heeg, Bauke ^a   DeBarber, Peter A ^a   Rumbles, Garry ^b  

^a METROLASER INC   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; QUANTUM OPTICS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SOLID STATE LASERS;

COOLING EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE REABSORPTION; OPTICAL COOLING; RADIATIVE DECAY;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 20444508113     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.003117     Document Type: Article

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