title: Can laser light cool semiconductors?
abstract: Laser cooling in semiconductors is theoretically investigated including arbitrary external efficiency and photon recycling. Experimental conditions needed to attain net cooling in GaAs are derived.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.
authors.forename: Mansoor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheik-Bahae
authors.forename: Richard I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Epstein