Title :
An analysis of power scaling and thermal management in a 1060nm VECSEL with a diamond heatspreader
Author :
Maclean, A.J. ; Kemp, A.J. ; Hopkins, J.-M. ; Hastie, J.E. ; Giet, S. ; Calvez, S. ; Dawson, M.D. ; Burns, D. ; Kim, J.-Y. ; Kim, K.-S. ; Kim, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Abstract :
Pump power scaling with spot size is studied experimentally and theoretically in a 1060 nm VECSEL with a diamond heatspreader. The dependence of the efficiency and thermal roll-over on pump spot size are discussed.
Keywords :
optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; thermo-optical effects; VECSEL; diamond heatspreader; power scaling; thermal management; wavelength 1060 nm; Energy management; Heat pumps; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Thermal management; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (140.5960) Semiconductor Lasers; (140.6810) Thermal Effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628738
