Abstract
A fixture for mounting thin semiconductor samples for luminescence and stimulated emission experiments is described. This fixture, a sandwich configuration, consists of a diamond or sapphire window, a thin (1–5 μ) experimental sample, and indium wetted onto copper. In comparison with previous methods for mounting thin samples for optical pumping, the new sandwich fixture affords higher heat dissipation capability (∼103 W/cm2) and total reflection at the sample edges and back surface, thus improving the sample Q and optical performance.