Influence of fluorescence reabsorption and trapping on solid-state optical cooling

We analyze the random process of fluorescence reabsorption and trapping in solid-state optical materials in general and its influence on the efficiency of optical cooling of solids by anti-Stokes fluorescence in particular. Using the absorption and fluorescence spectra of Yb3+:ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-Na...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied Optics 2005-05, Vol.44 (15), p.3117-3124
Hauptverfasser: Heeg, Bauke, DeBarber, Peter A, Rumbles, Garry
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We analyze the random process of fluorescence reabsorption and trapping in solid-state optical materials in general and its influence on the efficiency of optical cooling of solids by anti-Stokes fluorescence in particular. Using the absorption and fluorescence spectra of Yb3+:ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF (ZBLAN) as input data, we employ a random-walk model to test analytical approximations of the fluorescence escape efficiency and cooling efficiency, including reflections at the boundary.
ISSN:1559-128X
0003-6935
1539-4522
DOI:10.1364/AO.44.003117