Laser cooling of infrared sensors

Michael P. Hasselbeck; Mansoor Sheik-Bahae; Jared Thiede; James Distel; Scott Greenfield; Wendy Patterson; Stefano Bigotta; Babak Imangholi; Denis Seletskiy; Daniel Bender; Venkatesh Vankipuram; Nima Vadiee; Richard I. Epstein

doi:10.1117/12.561738

4 November 2004 Laser cooling of infrared sensors

Michael P. Hasselbeck, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Jared Thiede, James Distel, Scott Greenfield, Wendy Patterson, Stefano Bigotta, Babak Imangholi, Denis Seletskiy, Daniel Bender, Venkatesh Vankipuram, Nima Vadiee, Richard I. Epstein

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Proceedings Volume 5543, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing XII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.561738
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

We present an overview of laser cooling of solids. In this all-solid-state approach to refrigeration, heat is removed radiatively when an engineered material is exposed to high power laser light. We report a record amount of net cooling (88 K below ambient) that has been achieved with a sample made from doped fluoride glass. Issues involved in the design of a practical laser cooler are presented. The possibility of laser cooling of semiconductor sensors is discussed.

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Michael P. Hasselbeck, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Jared Thiede, James Distel, Scott Greenfield, Wendy Patterson, Stefano Bigotta, Babak Imangholi, Denis Seletskiy, Daniel Bender, Venkatesh Vankipuram, Nima Vadiee, and Richard I. Epstein "Laser cooling of infrared sensors", Proc. SPIE 5543, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing XII, (4 November 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.561738

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