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applied math seminar

Event Type: 
Seminar
Speaker: 
Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico
Event Date: 
Monday, April 15, 2019 - 3:30pm
Location: 
SMLC 356
Audience: 
General PublicFaculty/StaffStudentsAlumni/Friends
Sponsor/s: 
Pavel Lushnikov

Event Description: 

Title:

The Game of Light and Heat

Abstract:

This talk concerns the manipulation of temperature in matter using
coherent laser light.  After introducing the general concepts, I
present our most recent progress on solid-state laser cooling that
has led to the development of the world's first solid-state
cryocooler at UNM.   Next, the extension of this concept in
realizing "athermal" lasers or lasers that do not produce any heat
or even self-cool will be presented.  Finally, laser cooling, and
thermal management in semiconductors and semiconductor disk lasers
will be discussed.
 

Bio

Mansoor Sheik-Bahae is Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He obtained his PhD from SUNY-Buffalo in 1987 and spent seven years at CREOL (University of Central Florida) as a Research Professor before joining UNM in 1994.   His research activities and accomplishments have included development of the Z-scan technique, development of an analytical quantum mechanical theory for nonlinear absorption and Kerr effect in solids using a novel formulation nonlinear Kramers-Kronig relationship, ultrafast photonics and diagnostics. His recent focus has been on laser cooling of solids (optical refrigeration), radiation-balanced lasers, and semiconductor photonics.   

He is an OSA Fellow (2000), and is the co-recipient of the OSA’s R. W. Wood Prize for his contribution to nonlinear optics (2012).  In 2007, Professor Sheik-Bahae was recognized for authoring the most cited paper in the history of IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. He has authored about 200 publications with more than 19000 citations to his work. 

Event Contact

Contact Name: Pavel Lushnikov