title: Influence of fluorescence reabsorption and trapping on solid-state optical cooling.
abstract: We analyze the random process of fluorescence reabsorption and trapping in solid-state optical materials in general and its influence on the efficiency of optical cooling of solids by anti-Stokes fluorescence in particular. Using the absorption and fluorescence spectra of Yb3+:ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF (ZBLAN) as input data, we employ a random-walk model to test analytical approximations of the fluorescence escape efficiency and cooling efficiency, including reflections at the boundary.
authors.affiliation: MetroLaser, Incorporated, Irvine, California 92614, USA. bheeg@metrolaserinc.com
authors.forename: Bauke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heeg
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: DeBarber
authors.forename: Garry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rumbles