Title :
Transient thermal properties of high-power diode laser bars
Author :
Ziegler, Mathias ; Weik, Fritz ; Tomm, Jens W. ; Elsaesser, Thomas ; Nakwaski, Wlodzimierz ; Sarzala, Robert P.
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Institut fÿr Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Max-Born-Str. 2A, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
The transient thermal properties of high-power diode laser bars with active and passive cooling are analyzed experimentally with thermal imaging and through their thermal wavelength tuning behavior and modeled with the finite element method.
Keywords :
Bars; Cooling; Diode lasers; Heat sinks; Image analysis; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Packaging; Temperature; Transient analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431381
