Title :
Surface plasmon assisted laser cooling of solids
Author :
Khurgin, Jacob B.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD 21218 USA
Abstract :
Threshold and efficiency of laser cooling can be significantly improved due to rapid energy transfer from semiconductor to metal heat sink via excitation of surface plasmon polaritons and their subsequent decay in the metal.
Keywords :
Electronics cooling; Fluorescence; Hafnium; Heat sinks; Photonic band gap; Plasmons; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431652
