Title :
Reliable 60 watt continuous wave power InGaAs/AlGaAs (915 nm) monolithic laser diode arrays
Author :
He, X. ; Srinivasan, S. ; Zarate, V. ; Patel, R.
Author_Institution :
Opto Power Corp., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Higher than 180 W CW power has been demonstrated on a 1 cm wide, 48% packing density InGaAs-AlGaAs (915 nm) monolithic laser diode array. Reliable operation of the diode arrays on conductively cooled heat sinks is evidenced on 5000 hours lifetest.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; cooling; gallium arsenide; heat sinks; indium compounds; infrared sources; laser reliability; laser transitions; life testing; optical testing; quantum well lasers; semiconductor device reliability; semiconductor laser arrays; 1 cm; 5000 h; 60 W; 915 nm; CW power; InGaAs-AlGaAs; InGaAs-AlGaAs monolithic laser diode arrays; conductively cooled heat sinks; continuous wave power; lifetest; packing density; reliable operation; Coolants; Degradation; Diode lasers; Heat sinks; Indium gallium arsenide; Optical arrays; Plugs; Semiconductor laser arrays; Temperature; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1998. ISLC 1998 NARA. 1998 IEEE 16th International
Conference_Location :
Nara, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4223-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1998.734167
