Solid-state laser refrigeration of a composite semiconductor Yb:YLiF4 optomechanical resonator
Abstract
Photothermal heating represents a major constraint that limits the performance of many nanoscale optoelectronic and optomechanical devices including nanolasers, quantum optomechanical resonators, and integrated photonic circuits. Here, we demonstrate the direct laser refrigeration of a semiconductor optomechanical resonator >20 K below room temperature based on the emission of upconverted, anti-Stokes photoluminescence of trivalent ytterbium ions doped within a yttrium-lithium-fluoride (YLF) host crystal. Optically-refrigerating the lattice of a dielectric resonator has the potential to impact several fields including scanning probe microscopy, the sensing of weak forces, the measurement of atomic masses, and the development of radiation-balanced solid-state lasers. In addition, optically refrigerated resonators may be used in the future as a promising starting point to perform motional cooling for exploration of quantum effects at mesoscopic length scales, temperature control within integrated photonic devices, and solid-state laser refrigeration of quantum materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 23, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1038/s41467-020-16472-6
Entities
People
- Anupum Pant
- E. James Davis
- Peter J. Pauzauskie
- Xiaojing Xia
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research