Laser cooling of a semiconductor load to 165 K

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Laser cooling of a semiconductor load to 165 K

Denis V. Seletskiy, Seth D. Melgaard, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli, and Mansoor Sheik-Bahae »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 17, pp. 18061-18066 (2010)
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Abstract: We demonstrate cooling of a 2 micron thick GaAs/InGaP double-heterostructure to 165 K from ambient using an all-solid-state optical refrigerator. Cooler is comprised of Yb³⁺-doped YLF crystal, utilizing 3.5 Watts of absorbed power near the E4-E5 Stark manifold transition.

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(140.3320) Lasers and laser optics : Laser cooling
(160.5690) Materials : Rare-earth-doped materials

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Original Manuscript: June 28, 2010
Revised Manuscript: August 2, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: August 2, 2010
Published: August 6, 2010

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Denis V. Seletskiy, Seth D. Melgaard, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli, and Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, "Laser cooling of a semiconductor load to 165 K," Opt. Express 18, 18061-18066 (2010)
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P. Pringsheim, “Zwei bemerkungen uËber den unterschied von lumineszenz- und Temperaturstrahlung,” Z. Phys. 57(11-12), 739–746 (1929). [CrossRef]
M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Optical Refrigeration: Advancing toward an all-solid-state cryocooler,” Nat. Photonics 1(12), 693–699 (2007). [CrossRef]
M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Laser Cooling of Solids,” Laser Photonics Rev. 3(1-2), 67–84 (2009). [CrossRef]
R. I. Epstein, M. Buchwald, B. Edwards, T. Gosnell, and C. Mungan, “Observation of laser induced fluorescent cooling of a solid,” Nature 377(6549), 500–503 (1995). [CrossRef]
A. N. Oraevsky, “Cooling of semiconductors by laser radiation,” J. Russ. Laser Res. 17(5), 471–479 (1996). [CrossRef]
L. A. Rivlin and A. A. Zadernovsky, “Laser cooling of semiconductors,” Opt. Commun. 139(4-6), 219–222 (1997). [CrossRef]
M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Can laser light cool semiconductors?” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(24), 247403 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Rupper, N. H. Kwong, and R. Binder, “Large excitonic enhancement of optical refrigeration in semiconductors,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97(11), 117401 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. B. Khurgin, “Band gap engineering for laser cooling of semiconductors,” J. Appl. Phys. 100(11), 113116 (2006). [CrossRef]
E. Finkeißen, M. Potemski, P. Wyder, L. Vina, and G. Weimann, “Cooling of a semiconductor by luminescence up-conversion,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 75(9), 1258–1260 (1999). [CrossRef]
H. Gauck, T. H. Gfroerer, M. J. Renn, E. A. Cornell, and K. A. Bertness, “External radiative quantum efficiency of 96% from a GaAs/GaInP heterostructure,” Appl. Phys., A Mater. Sci. Process. 64(2), 143–147 (1997). [CrossRef]
M. Sheik-Bahae, B. Imangholi, M. P. Hasselbeck, R. I. Epstein, and S. Kurtz, “Advances in Laser Cooling of Semiconductors,” Proc. SPIE 6115, 611518 (2006). [CrossRef]
C. Wang, M. P. Hasselbeck, C.-Y. Li, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Characterization of external quantum efficiency and absorption efficiency in GaAs/ InGaP double heterostructures for laser cooling applications,” Proc. SPIE 7614, 76140B (2010). [CrossRef]
D. V. Seletskiy, S. D. Melgaard, S. Bigotta, A. D. Lieto, M. Tonelli, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Laser cooling of solids to cryogenic temperatures,” Nat. Photonics 4(3), 161–164 (2010). [CrossRef]
M. P. Hehlen, R. I. Epstein, and H. Inoue, “Model of laser cooling in the Yb3+-doped fluorozirconate glass ZBLAN,” Phys. Rev. B 75(14), 144302 (2007). [CrossRef]
N. Coluccelli, G. Galzerano, L. Bonelli, A. Di Lieto, M. Tonelli, and P. Laporta, “Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Yb:YLF laser,” Opt. Express 16(5), 2922–2927 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. V. Seletskiy, M. P. Hasselbeck, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, S. Bigotta, and M. Tonelli, “Cooling of Yb:YLF using cavity enhanced resonant absorption,” Proc. SPIE 6907, 69070B (2008). [CrossRef]
D. V. Seletskiy, M. P. Hasselbeck, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Cavity-enhanced absorption for optical refrigeration,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 96(18), 181106 (2010). [CrossRef]
B. C. Edwards, J. E. Anderson, R. I. Epstein, G. L. Mills, and A. J. Mord, “Demonstration of a Solid-State Optical Cooler: An Approach to Cryogenic Refrigeration,” J. Appl. Phys. 86(11), 6489–6493 (1999). [CrossRef]
J. Thiede, J. Distel, S. R. Greenfield, and R. I. Epstein, “Cooling to 208 K by optical refrigeration,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86(15), 154107 (2005). [CrossRef]
B. Imangholi, M. P. Hasselbeck, D. A. Bender, C. Wang, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, and S. Kurtz, “Differential luminescence thermometry in semiconductor laser cooling,” Proc. SPIE 6115, 61151C (2006). [CrossRef]
Y. Varshni, “Temperature dependence of the energy gap in semiconductors,” Physica 34(1), 149–154 (1967). [CrossRef]
G. L. Mills and A. J. Mord, “Performance modeling of optical refrigerators,” Cryogenics 46(2-3), 176–182 (2006). [CrossRef]
C. W. Hoyt, M. P. Hasselbeck, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, S. Greenfield, J. Thiede, J. Distel, and J. Valencia, “Advances in laser cooling of thulium-doped glass,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(5), 1066–1074 (2003). [CrossRef]
R. L. Aggarwal, D. J. Ripin, J. R. Ochoa, and T. Y. Fan, “Measurement of thermo-optic properties of Y3Al5O12, Lu3Al5O12, YAIO3, LiYF4, LiLuF4, BaY2F8, KGd(WO4)2, and KY(WO4)2 laser crystals in the 80–300 K temperature range,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 103514 (2005). [CrossRef]

Aggarwal, R. L.
Anderson, J. E.
Bender, D. A.
Bertness, K. A.
Bigotta, S.
Binder, R.
Bonelli, L.
Buchwald, M.
Coluccelli, N.
Cornell, E. A.
Di Lieto, A.
Distel, J.
Edwards, B.
Edwards, B. C.
Epstein, R. I.
Fan, T. Y.
Finkeißen, E.
Galzerano, G.
Gauck, H.
Gfroerer, T. H.
Gosnell, T.
Greenfield, S.
Greenfield, S. R.
Hasselbeck, M. P.
Hehlen, M. P.
Hoyt, C. W.
Imangholi, B.
Inoue, H.
Khurgin, J. B.
Kurtz, S.
Kwong, N. H.
Laporta, P.
Li, C.-Y.
Lieto, A. D.
Melgaard, S. D.
Mills, G. L.
Mord, A. J.
Mungan, C.
Ochoa, J. R.
Oraevsky, A. N.
Potemski, M.
Pringsheim, P.
Renn, M. J.
Ripin, D. J.
Rivlin, L. A.
Rupper, G.
Seletskiy, D. V.
Sheik-Bahae, M.
Thiede, J.
Tonelli, M.
Valencia, J.
Varshni, Y.
Vina, L.
Wang, C.
Weimann, G.
Wyder, P.
Zadernovsky, A. A.

Appl. Phys. Lett.

E. Finkeißen, M. Potemski, P. Wyder, L. Vina, and G. Weimann, “Cooling of a semiconductor by luminescence up-conversion,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 75(9), 1258–1260 (1999). [CrossRef]
D. V. Seletskiy, M. P. Hasselbeck, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Cavity-enhanced absorption for optical refrigeration,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 96(18), 181106 (2010). [CrossRef]
J. Thiede, J. Distel, S. R. Greenfield, and R. I. Epstein, “Cooling to 208 K by optical refrigeration,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86(15), 154107 (2005). [CrossRef]

Appl. Phys., A Mater. Sci. Process.

H. Gauck, T. H. Gfroerer, M. J. Renn, E. A. Cornell, and K. A. Bertness, “External radiative quantum efficiency of 96% from a GaAs/GaInP heterostructure,” Appl. Phys., A Mater. Sci. Process. 64(2), 143–147 (1997). [CrossRef]

Cryogenics

G. L. Mills and A. J. Mord, “Performance modeling of optical refrigerators,” Cryogenics 46(2-3), 176–182 (2006). [CrossRef]

J. Appl. Phys.

J. B. Khurgin, “Band gap engineering for laser cooling of semiconductors,” J. Appl. Phys. 100(11), 113116 (2006). [CrossRef]
B. C. Edwards, J. E. Anderson, R. I. Epstein, G. L. Mills, and A. J. Mord, “Demonstration of a Solid-State Optical Cooler: An Approach to Cryogenic Refrigeration,” J. Appl. Phys. 86(11), 6489–6493 (1999). [CrossRef]
R. L. Aggarwal, D. J. Ripin, J. R. Ochoa, and T. Y. Fan, “Measurement of thermo-optic properties of Y3Al5O12, Lu3Al5O12, YAIO3, LiYF4, LiLuF4, BaY2F8, KGd(WO4)2, and KY(WO4)2 laser crystals in the 80–300 K temperature range,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 103514 (2005). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

C. W. Hoyt, M. P. Hasselbeck, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, S. Greenfield, J. Thiede, J. Distel, and J. Valencia, “Advances in laser cooling of thulium-doped glass,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(5), 1066–1074 (2003). [CrossRef]

J. Russ. Laser Res.

A. N. Oraevsky, “Cooling of semiconductors by laser radiation,” J. Russ. Laser Res. 17(5), 471–479 (1996). [CrossRef]

Laser Photonics Rev.

M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Laser Cooling of Solids,” Laser Photonics Rev. 3(1-2), 67–84 (2009). [CrossRef]

Nat. Photonics

M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Optical Refrigeration: Advancing toward an all-solid-state cryocooler,” Nat. Photonics 1(12), 693–699 (2007). [CrossRef]
D. V. Seletskiy, S. D. Melgaard, S. Bigotta, A. D. Lieto, M. Tonelli, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Laser cooling of solids to cryogenic temperatures,” Nat. Photonics 4(3), 161–164 (2010). [CrossRef]

Nature

R. I. Epstein, M. Buchwald, B. Edwards, T. Gosnell, and C. Mungan, “Observation of laser induced fluorescent cooling of a solid,” Nature 377(6549), 500–503 (1995). [CrossRef]

Opt. Commun.

L. A. Rivlin and A. A. Zadernovsky, “Laser cooling of semiconductors,” Opt. Commun. 139(4-6), 219–222 (1997). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

N. Coluccelli, G. Galzerano, L. Bonelli, A. Di Lieto, M. Tonelli, and P. Laporta, “Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Yb:YLF laser,” Opt. Express 16(5), 2922–2927 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev. B

M. P. Hehlen, R. I. Epstein, and H. Inoue, “Model of laser cooling in the Yb3+-doped fluorozirconate glass ZBLAN,” Phys. Rev. B 75(14), 144302 (2007). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Can laser light cool semiconductors?” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(24), 247403 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Rupper, N. H. Kwong, and R. Binder, “Large excitonic enhancement of optical refrigeration in semiconductors,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97(11), 117401 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Physica

Y. Varshni, “Temperature dependence of the energy gap in semiconductors,” Physica 34(1), 149–154 (1967). [CrossRef]

Proc. SPIE

B. Imangholi, M. P. Hasselbeck, D. A. Bender, C. Wang, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, and S. Kurtz, “Differential luminescence thermometry in semiconductor laser cooling,” Proc. SPIE 6115, 61151C (2006). [CrossRef]
D. V. Seletskiy, M. P. Hasselbeck, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, S. Bigotta, and M. Tonelli, “Cooling of Yb:YLF using cavity enhanced resonant absorption,” Proc. SPIE 6907, 69070B (2008). [CrossRef]
M. Sheik-Bahae, B. Imangholi, M. P. Hasselbeck, R. I. Epstein, and S. Kurtz, “Advances in Laser Cooling of Semiconductors,” Proc. SPIE 6115, 611518 (2006). [CrossRef]
C. Wang, M. P. Hasselbeck, C.-Y. Li, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Characterization of external quantum efficiency and absorption efficiency in GaAs/ InGaP double heterostructures for laser cooling applications,” Proc. SPIE 7614, 76140B (2010). [CrossRef]

Z. Phys.

P. Pringsheim, “Zwei bemerkungen uËber den unterschied von lumineszenz- und Temperaturstrahlung,” Z. Phys. 57(11-12), 739–746 (1929). [CrossRef]

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[1] P. Pringsheim, “Zwei bemerkungen uËber den unterschied von lumineszenz- und Temperaturstrahlung,” Z. Phys. 57(11-12), 739–746 (1929). [CrossRef]

[2] M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Optical Refrigeration: Advancing toward an all-solid-state cryocooler,” Nat. Photonics 1(12), 693–699 (2007). [CrossRef]

[3] M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Laser Cooling of Solids,” Laser Photonics Rev. 3(1-2), 67–84 (2009). [CrossRef]

[4] R. I. Epstein, M. Buchwald, B. Edwards, T. Gosnell, and C. Mungan, “Observation of laser induced fluorescent cooling of a solid,” Nature 377(6549), 500–503 (1995). [CrossRef]

[5] A. N. Oraevsky, “Cooling of semiconductors by laser radiation,” J. Russ. Laser Res. 17(5), 471–479 (1996). [CrossRef]

[6] L. A. Rivlin and A. A. Zadernovsky, “Laser cooling of semiconductors,” Opt. Commun. 139(4-6), 219–222 (1997). [CrossRef]

[7] M. Sheik-Bahae and R. I. Epstein, “Can laser light cool semiconductors?” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(24), 247403 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] G. Rupper, N. H. Kwong, and R. Binder, “Large excitonic enhancement of optical refrigeration in semiconductors,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97(11), 117401 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[9] J. B. Khurgin, “Band gap engineering for laser cooling of semiconductors,” J. Appl. Phys. 100(11), 113116 (2006). [CrossRef]

[10] E. Finkeißen, M. Potemski, P. Wyder, L. Vina, and G. Weimann, “Cooling of a semiconductor by luminescence up-conversion,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 75(9), 1258–1260 (1999). [CrossRef]

[11] H. Gauck, T. H. Gfroerer, M. J. Renn, E. A. Cornell, and K. A. Bertness, “External radiative quantum efficiency of 96% from a GaAs/GaInP heterostructure,” Appl. Phys., A Mater. Sci. Process. 64(2), 143–147 (1997). [CrossRef]

[12] M. Sheik-Bahae, B. Imangholi, M. P. Hasselbeck, R. I. Epstein, and S. Kurtz, “Advances in Laser Cooling of Semiconductors,” Proc. SPIE 6115, 611518 (2006). [CrossRef]

[13] C. Wang, M. P. Hasselbeck, C.-Y. Li, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Characterization of external quantum efficiency and absorption efficiency in GaAs/ InGaP double heterostructures for laser cooling applications,” Proc. SPIE 7614, 76140B (2010). [CrossRef]

[14] D. V. Seletskiy, S. D. Melgaard, S. Bigotta, A. D. Lieto, M. Tonelli, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Laser cooling of solids to cryogenic temperatures,” Nat. Photonics 4(3), 161–164 (2010). [CrossRef]

[15] M. P. Hehlen, R. I. Epstein, and H. Inoue, “Model of laser cooling in the Yb3+-doped fluorozirconate glass ZBLAN,” Phys. Rev. B 75(14), 144302 (2007). [CrossRef]

[16] N. Coluccelli, G. Galzerano, L. Bonelli, A. Di Lieto, M. Tonelli, and P. Laporta, “Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Yb:YLF laser,” Opt. Express 16(5), 2922–2927 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[17] D. V. Seletskiy, M. P. Hasselbeck, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, S. Bigotta, and M. Tonelli, “Cooling of Yb:YLF using cavity enhanced resonant absorption,” Proc. SPIE 6907, 69070B (2008). [CrossRef]

[18] D. V. Seletskiy, M. P. Hasselbeck, and M. Sheik-Bahae, “Cavity-enhanced absorption for optical refrigeration,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 96(18), 181106 (2010). [CrossRef]

[19] B. C. Edwards, J. E. Anderson, R. I. Epstein, G. L. Mills, and A. J. Mord, “Demonstration of a Solid-State Optical Cooler: An Approach to Cryogenic Refrigeration,” J. Appl. Phys. 86(11), 6489–6493 (1999). [CrossRef]

[20] J. Thiede, J. Distel, S. R. Greenfield, and R. I. Epstein, “Cooling to 208 K by optical refrigeration,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86(15), 154107 (2005). [CrossRef]

[21] B. Imangholi, M. P. Hasselbeck, D. A. Bender, C. Wang, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, and S. Kurtz, “Differential luminescence thermometry in semiconductor laser cooling,” Proc. SPIE 6115, 61151C (2006). [CrossRef]

[22] Y. Varshni, “Temperature dependence of the energy gap in semiconductors,” Physica 34(1), 149–154 (1967). [CrossRef]

[23] G. L. Mills and A. J. Mord, “Performance modeling of optical refrigerators,” Cryogenics 46(2-3), 176–182 (2006). [CrossRef]

[24] C. W. Hoyt, M. P. Hasselbeck, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, S. Greenfield, J. Thiede, J. Distel, and J. Valencia, “Advances in laser cooling of thulium-doped glass,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(5), 1066–1074 (2003). [CrossRef]

[25] R. L. Aggarwal, D. J. Ripin, J. R. Ochoa, and T. Y. Fan, “Measurement of thermo-optic properties of Y3Al5O12, Lu3Al5O12, YAIO3, LiYF4, LiLuF4, BaY2F8, KGd(WO4)2, and KY(WO4)2 laser crystals in the 80–300 K temperature range,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 103514 (2005). [CrossRef]

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Appl. Phys. Lett.

Appl. Phys., A Mater. Sci. Process.

Cryogenics

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J. Russ. Laser Res.

Laser Photonics Rev.

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