Cavity-enhanced laser cooling of solid-state materials in a standing-wave cavity

We propose a new method to cool the yb^3＋-doped ZBLANP glass in a standing-wave cavity. There are two advantages of this cavity-enhanced technique： the pumping power is greatly enhanced and the absorption of the cooling material is greatly increased. We introduce the basic principle of the cavity-enhanced laser cooling and discuss the cooling effect of a solid-state material in a cavity. From the theoretical study, it is found that the laser cooling effect is strongly dependent on the reflectivity of the cavity mirrors, the length of the solid material, the surface scattering of the material, and so on. Some optimal parameters for efficient laser cooling are obtained.     

Two Kinds of Cavity Geometry for Enhanced Laser Cooling of Solids

We present a comparison between intracavity cooling and external cavity cooling for optical refrigeration. The results show that the intracavity scheme is preferred at low optical densities （〈 0.008）, while the external cavity scheme is preferred at higher optical densities （〉 0.01）. We can choose the proper scheme for different eases in experiments. Moreover, under the same conditions, taking Yb^3＋-doped ZBLAN （ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlFa-NaF） film as an example, the cooling processes of the two scheme are obtained. The calculated results show that intracavity cooling will achieve a larger temperature drop for a thin film sample. Finally, the diode laser may become a candidate for the intraeavity model briefly discussed.     

Tm3+ 掺杂ZrF4 -BaF2 -LaF3 -AlF3 -NaF-PbF2玻璃激光制冷中荧光再吸收效应的理论分析

固体材料的激光制冷是近年来发展起来的一个新的研究领域. 掺Tm³⁺的ZrF₄-BaF₂-LaF₃-AlF₃-NaF-PbF₂(ZBLANP)玻璃材料是激光冷却的典型材料之一. 与另一种制冷掺杂离子Yb³⁺相比,Tm³⁺具有更好的制冷潜力. 目前制约材料制冷的一个主要机理就是荧光再吸收. 首先根据Tm³⁺:ZBLANP的光谱参数,利用半经典的随机行走模型得到了不同情况下的平均荧光再吸收次数,随后分析了荧光光子界面出射的全反射效应,并对所得结果进行了修正. 计算结果表明,荧光再吸收会导致量子效率降低0.5%-1%,出射荧光波长红移达到2-10 nm,激光制冷的效率和功率降低. 为了有利于荧光出射和净制冷的实现, 宜采用小体积细长棒的制冷元. 关键词： 激光制冷 稀土离子 荧光再吸收     

Er~(3+)掺杂玻璃腔内增强激光冷却理论分析

近年来,掺Er3+的CdF2-CdCl2-NaF-BaF2-BaCl2-ZnF2玻璃已成为固体材料激光冷却领域中新的研究材料之一.本文利用激光器输出理论和驻波腔内共振增强原理分析了该材料的两种腔内增强激光的冷却,计算结果表明腔增强可获得几十到几百倍的增强因子.此外,比较了内腔和外腔这两种增强方案,研究结果表明,当材料的吸收比较小时,特别是材料长度小于0.3 mm时,采用内腔增强方案,腔内抽运功率高,冷却材料对激光的吸收大.然而当材料的吸收比较大时,特别是材料长度大于3 mm时,外腔增强方案更具优越性.最后,根据Er3+掺杂材料制冷工作波长和功率的要求,指出腔增强实验可通过半导体激光器来实现.     

Mechanism of refrigeration cycle on laser cooling of solids

A simple model is developed to study the laser cooling of solids.The condition of laser cooling of a solid is developed.By using some parameters of the Yb 3＋ ion,which is most widely used in laser cooling,we then calculate the cooling power and the cooling efficiency.In order to make a more precise analysis, the effect of fluorescent reabsorption,which is unavoidable in the cooling process,is discussed using the random walk model.Taking Tm 3＋ ion as an example,we derive the average number of absorption events and determine the change in quantum efficiency due to reabsorption.Finally,we obtain the red-shift of the fluorescent wavelength and the requirement of sample dimension.     

Enhanced Laser Cooling of Rare-Earth-Ion-Doped Composite Material

We predict enhanced laser cooling performance of rare-earth-ions-doped glasses containing nanometre-sized ultrafine particles, which can be achieved by the enhanucement of locai field around rare earth ions, owing to the surface plasma resonance of small metallic particles. The influence of energy transfer between ions and the particle is theoretically discussed. Depending on the particle size and the ion emission quantum efficiency, the enhancement of the absorption is predicted. It is concluded that the absorption are greatly enhanced in these composite materials, the cooling power is increased as compared to the bulk material.     

Research on Intracavity Laser Cooling of Solid

A theoretical study of intra-cavity laser cooling by anti-Stokes luminescence in a rare-earth doped glass is performed. Compared with cooling in an external cavity by multipassing the radiation, intra-cavity cooling has the advantage of high pumping power and high-absorbed power. However, one must ensure that the cavity can still form a laser by locating the material in the cavity. A model is developed to evaluate the enhancement factor and the absorbed power. The results show that for a low optical density, especially when the sample length is less than 2ram, the intracavity configuration is a very efficient method for laser cooling. The diode laser, which may become the best candidate for our model, is briefly discussed.