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-Inst. fur Nichtlineare Opt. und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin
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 :
cooling; finite element analysis; infrared imaging; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; thermal properties; active cooling; finite element method; high-power diode laser bars; passive cooling; thermal imaging; thermal wavelength tuning behavior; transient thermal properties; Bars; Cooling; Diode lasers; Heat sinks; Image analysis; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Packaging; Temperature; Transient analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453604
