Brief history and outlook of laser cooling of solids

Denis V. Seletskiy; Richard I. Epstein

doi:10.1117/12.3010152

13 March 2024 Brief history and outlook of laser cooling of solids

Proceedings Volume PC12902, Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications VI; PC1290201 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3010152
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2024, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Cooling of matter with narrowband radiation was proposed in 1929 and laser cooling of solids was demonstrated by the team of Richard Epstein at Los Alamos in 1995. Works that emerged from a collaboration between Los Alamos and the University of New Mexico under the guidance of Richard Epstein and Mansoor Sheik-Bahae laid the foundation for the vibrant new field of optical refrigeration. We will review key successes and the pivotal role Mansoor Sheik-Bahae played in these developments. With routine cryogenic cooling of payloads achieved by rare-earth doped cryocoolers, the field is facing new exciting challenges in applications, material science and fundamental limits of light-matter interactions.

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Denis V. Seletskiy and Richard I. Epstein "Brief history and outlook of laser cooling of solids", Proc. SPIE PC12902, Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications VI, PC1290201 (13 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3010152

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