Title :
Thermodynamic analysis of optical refrigeration in semiconductors
Author :
Ding, D. ; Wang, J.-B. ; Yu, S.Q. ; Johnson, S.R. ; Zhang, Y.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
The cooling efficiency and optimum bandgap energy for semiconductor optical refrigeration are investigated from the standpoint of both the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
Keywords :
entropy; laser cooling; thermodynamics; cooling efficiency; optimum bandgap energy; semiconductor optical refrigeration; thermodynamic analysis; Electronics cooling; Entropy; Luminescence; Photonic band gap; Programmable control; Refrigeration; Solid state circuits; Temperature; Thermodynamics; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549320
