Laser cooling of solids
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M. Sheik-Bahae; R.I. Epstein
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract We present an overview of solidβstate optical refrigeration also known as laser cooling in solids by fluorescence upconversion. The idea of cooling a solidβstate optical material by simply shining a laser beam onto it may sound counter intuitive but is rapidly becoming a promising techn