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Title: Thermal modelling of high-power laser diodes mounted using various types of submounts

Journal Article · · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
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  1. P N Lebedev Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Using three-dimensional thermal modelling of a highpower 980-nm laser diode with a stripe contact width of 100 μm as an example, we analyse the thermal parameters of high-power laser diodes mounted using submounts. We consider a range of thermal conductivities of submounts that includes parameters of widely used thermal compensators based on AlN, BeO and SiC, as well as on CuW and CuMo composites and polycrystalline and single-crystal synthetic diamond with high thermal conductivity. Taking into account experimental overall efficiency vs. pump current data, we calculate the temperature of the active layer as a function of the width, thickness and thermal conductivity of the submount at thermal loads corresponding to cw output powers of 10, 15 and 20 W. (lasers)

OSTI ID:
22373348
Journal Information:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 44, Issue 10; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English