Title :
The physics of heat transport in semiconductor lasers
Author :
Pipe, Kevin P. ; Ram, Rajeev J. ; Shakouri, Ali
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A first study of thermoelectric and convective effects in lasers is given in addition to Joule and recombination heating. Optimized devices and thermal measurements verifying the theory are presented.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; heat sinks; indium compounds; semiconductor lasers; thermal conductivity; thermoelectricity; InGaP-InGaAs-GaAs; Joule heating; convective effects; heat transport; recombination heating; semiconductor lasers; thermal measurements; thermoelectric effects; Cooling; Heating; Laser modes; Laser theory; Physics; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectricity;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2002. IEEE 18th International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7598-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2002.1041140
