DocumentCode
1689232
Title
Intracavity laser cooling using a VECSEL
Author
Albrecht, Alexander R. ; Seletskiy, Denis V. ; Hains, Christopher P. ; Cederberg, Jeffrey G. ; Lieto, Alberto Di ; Tonelli, Mauro ; Balakrishnan, Ganesh ; Sheik-Bahae, Mansoor
Author_Institution
Phys. & Astron. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate intracavity laser cooling inside of a VECSEL, where the temperature of a Yb:YLF crystal was lowered by 20 K. We outline future improvements, striving towards a compact, efficient cryocooler device.
Keywords
surface emitting lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; VECSEL; YLF:Yb; Yb:YLF crystal; cryocooler device; intracavity laser cooling; temperature 20 K; Cavity resonators; Cooling; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Temperature measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6327009
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