Thermodynamic analysis of optical refrigeration in semiconductors

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1896-1898

  Ding, D ^a   Wang, J B ^a   Yu, S Q ^a   Johnson, S R ^a   Zhang, Y H ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDGAP ENERGY; COOLING EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL REFRIGERATION; THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

COOLING; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM OPTICS; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRIGERATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 27144480152     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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