Optical refrigeration [[electronic resource] ] : science and applications of laser cooling of solids / / edited by Richard Epstein and Mansoor Sheik-Bahae |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.41 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EpsteinRichard I
Sheik-BahaeMansoor |
Soggetto topico |
Laser manipulation (Nuclear physics)
Laser cooling |
ISBN |
1-282-37229-7
9786612372292 3-527-62804-5 3-527-62805-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Optical Refrigeration; Contents; Preface; 1 Optical Refrigeration in Solids: Fundamentals and Overview; 1.1 Basic Concepts; 1.2 The Four-Level Model for Optical Refrigeration; 1.3 Cooling Rare-Earth-Doped Solids; 1.4 Prospects for Laser Cooling in Semiconductors; 1.5 Experimental Work on Optical Refrigeration in Semiconductors; 1.6 Future Outlook; References; 2 Design and Fabrication of Rare-Earth-Doped Laser Cooling Materials; 2.1 History of Laser Cooling Materials; 2.2 Material Design Considerations; 2.2.1 Active Ions; 2.2.1.1 Rare-Earth Ions for Laser Cooling
2.2.1.2 Active Ion Concentration2.2.2 Host Materials; 2.2.2.1 Multiphonon Relaxation; 2.2.2.2 Chemical Durability; 2.2.2.3 Thermal and Thermomechanical Properties; 2.2.2.4 Refractive Index; 2.2.3 Material Purity; 2.2.3.1 Vibrational Impurities; 2.2.3.2 Metal-Ion Impurities; 2.3 Preparation of High-Purity Precursors; 2.3.1 Strategies for Preparing High-Purity Precursors; 2.3.2 Process Conditions; 2.3.2.1 Purity of Commercial Precursors; 2.3.2.2 Process Equipment; 2.3.2.3 Clean Environment; 2.3.3 Material Purification; 2.3.3.1 Filtration and Recrystallization 2.3.3.2 Solvent Extraction Using Chelating Agents2.3.3.3 Fluorination and Drying in Hydrogen Fluoride Gas; 2.3.3.4 Sublimation and Distillation; 2.3.3.5 Electrochemical Purification; 2.3.4 Determination of Trace Impurity Levels; 2.4 Glass Fabrication; 2.4.1 Glass Formation in ZrF(4) Systems; 2.4.2 ZBLAN Glass Fabrication; 2.4.2.1 Melting of the Starting Materials; 2.4.2.2 Evaporative Losses; 2.4.2.3 Dissolution and Homogenization; 2.4.2.4 Optimum Rate of Cooling; 2.4.2.5 Viscosity for Casting; 2.4.2.6 Typical Glass Fabrication Parameters 2.4.3 Fluoride, Chloride, and Sulfide Glass Fabrication2.5 Halide Crystal Growth; 2.6 Promising Future Materials; 2.6.1 Simplified Fluoride Glasses; 2.6.2 Fluoride Crystals; 2.6.3 Chloride and Bromide Crystals; References; 3 Laser Cooling in Fluoride Single Crystals; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Physical Properties; 3.3 Experimental; 3.3.1 Growth Apparatus; 3.3.2 Spectroscopic Setup; 3.3.3 Cooling Setup; 3.4 Spectroscopic Analysis; 3.5 Cooling Results; 3.5.1 Cooling Potential; 3.5.2 Bulk Cooling; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Er(3+)-Doped Materials for Solid-State Cooling 4.1 Low Phonon Energy Materials4.1.1 KPb(2)Cl(5) Crystal; 4.1.2 Fluorochloride Glasses; 4.2 Internal Cooling Measurements; 4.3 Bulk Cooling Measurements; 4.4 Influence of Upconversion Processes on the Cooling Efficiency of Er(3+); 4.4.1 Spectroscopic Grounds: Upconversion Properties of Er(3+) Under Pumping in the (4)I(9/2) Manifold; 4.4.2 A Phenomenological Cooling Model Including Upconversion; References; 5 Laser Refrigerator Design and Applications; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Modeling; 5.3 Modeling Results; 5.4 Design Issues; 5.5 Mirror Heating; 5.6 Applications 5.6.1 Comparison to Other Refrigeration Technologies |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910841488903321 |
Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2009 | ||
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QELS 2001 : Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference : postconference technical digest / / sponsored by Optical Society of America, IEEE/LEOS Lasers and Electro Optics Society, American Physical Society, [Division of Laser Science] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | IEEE |
Disciplina | 537.5 |
Soggetto topico |
Quantum electronics
Lasers Laser spectroscopy Photochemistry Photobiology Laser cooling Quantum optics Nonlinear optics |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. Postconference Technical Digest |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996206553503316 |
IEEE | ||
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Quantum Electronics and Laser Science : (QELS) : technical digest |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Optical Society of America, 2003 |
Collana | OSA trends in optics and photonics Quantum Electronics and Laser Science |
Soggetto topico |
Quantum electronics
Lasers Laser spectroscopy Photochemistry Photobiology Laser cooling Quantum optics Nonlinear optics Engineering & Applied Sciences Applied Physics |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996206257303316 |
[Place of publication not identified], : Optical Society of America, 2003 | ||
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Trapped ions and laser cooling IV : selected publications of the Ion Storage Group of the Time and Frequency Division/ / James Charles. Bergquist |
Autore | Bergquist James Charles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Altri autori (Persone) | BergquistJames Charles |
Collana | NIST technical note |
Soggetto topico |
Laser cooling
Trapped ions |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Trapped ions and laser cooling IV |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711208303321 |
Bergquist James Charles
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Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 1996 | ||
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