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Development of an organic dye solution for laser cooling by anti-Stokes fluorescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Jarett L. Bartholomew ,
Peter A. DeBarber ,
Bauke Heeg  and
Garry Rumbles
Jarett L. Bartholomew
Affiliation:
MetroLaser, Inc., Irvine, CA 92614, U.S.A.
Peter A. DeBarber
Affiliation:
MetroLaser, Inc., Irvine, CA 92614, U.S.A.
Bauke Heeg
Affiliation:
MetroLaser, Inc., Irvine, CA 92614, U.S.A.
Garry Rumbles
Affiliation:
Center for Electronic Materials and Devices, Imperial College, London, U.K.
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Abstract

Several independent groups have observed optical cooling by means of anti-Stokes luminescence in condensed media. The most promising materials are grouped into two categories: ion-doped glasses and organic dye solutions. It is this latter group that we focus our efforts on. Recent studies by our group show that irradiating a solution of rhodamine 101 in the long wavelength wing of the absorption spectrum results in the observation of optical cooling. To improve upon the initial observation of a few degree drop in temperature requires a better understanding of the conditions and phenomena leading to anti-Stokes luminescence in dye solutions. We develop a thermal lensing experiment to obtain fluorescence quantum yields of various dye solutions. The importance of concentration, choice of solvent, deuteration, and acidification are discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 667: Symposium G – Luminescence and Luminescent Materials , 2001 , G1.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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