Title :
Laser cooling thulium-doped glass by 24K from room temperature
Author :
Hoyt, C.W. ; Patterson, W. ; Hasselbeck, M.P. ; Sheik-Bahae, M. ; Epstein, R.I. ; Thiede, J. ; Seletskiy, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Thulium-doped glass is cooled 24 K below ambient by arranging a Brewster-cut sample in a multiple-pass pump geometry. Modelling based on new spectroscopy data predicts the feasibility of achieving cryogenic temperatures.
Keywords :
laser cooling; optical glass; thulium; 249 K; Brewster-cut sample; SiO/sub 2/:Tm; cryogenic temperatures; laser cooling; multiple-pass pump geometry; thulium-doped glass; Astronomy; Electronics cooling; Fluorescence; Glass; Laser theory; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Physics; Temperature measurement; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238174
