DocumentCode
2881407
Title
Reliability of high power laser diode arrays operating in long pulse mode
Author
Amzajerdian, Farzin ; Meadows, Byron L. ; Barnes, Bruce W. ; Lockard, George E. ; Singh, Upendra N. ; Kavaya, Michael J. ; Baker, Nathaniel R.
Author_Institution
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Reliability and lifetime of quasi-CW laser diode arrays are greatly influenced by their thermal characteristics. This paper examines the thermal properties of laser diode arrays operating in long pulse duration regime.
Keywords
semiconductor laser arrays; high power laser diode arrays; long pulse mode; quasi-CW laser diode arrays; Diode lasers; Electronic packaging thermal management; Laser excitation; Linear discriminant analysis; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Space vector pulse width modulation; (140.2010) Diode laser arrays; (280.3640) Lidar;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628849
Filename
4628849
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