Abstract
We propose a new mechanism for refrigeration powered by photons. We identify the strong coupling regime for which maximum efficiency is achieved. In this case, the cooling flux is proportional to in the low temperature limit .
- Received 23 December 2011
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.120603
© 2012 American Physical Society
Focus
Cooling with a Warm Glow
Published 23 March 2012
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