GB2329758B - A semiconductor laser diode bar assembly - Google Patents

A semiconductor laser diode bar assembly

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Publication number
GB2329758B
GB2329758B GB9819708A GB9819708A GB2329758B GB 2329758 B GB2329758 B GB 2329758B GB 9819708 A GB9819708 A GB 9819708A GB 9819708 A GB9819708 A GB 9819708A GB 2329758 B GB2329758 B GB 2329758B
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Prior art keywords
semiconductor laser
laser diode
bar assembly
diode bar
assembly
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GB9819708A
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Peter Hutchinson Hall
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Leonardo MW Ltd
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GEC Marconi Avionics Holdings Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/40—Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups H01S5/02 - H01S5/30
    • H01S5/4025—Array arrangements, e.g. constituted by discrete laser diodes or laser bar
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
    • H01S3/094—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
    • H01S3/0941—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a laser diode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/022—Mountings; Housings
    • H01S5/0233—Mounting configuration of laser chips
    • H01S5/02345—Wire-bonding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/022—Mountings; Housings
    • H01S5/0235—Method for mounting laser chips
    • H01S5/02355—Fixing laser chips on mounts
    • H01S5/02365—Fixing laser chips on mounts by clamping
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/022—Mountings; Housings
    • H01S5/0235—Method for mounting laser chips
    • H01S5/02355—Fixing laser chips on mounts
    • H01S5/0237—Fixing laser chips on mounts by soldering
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/024—Arrangements for thermal management
    • H01S5/02407—Active cooling, e.g. the laser temperature is controlled by a thermo-electric cooler or water cooling
    • H01S5/02415—Active cooling, e.g. the laser temperature is controlled by a thermo-electric cooler or water cooling by using a thermo-electric cooler [TEC], e.g. Peltier element
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/024—Arrangements for thermal management
    • H01S5/02469—Passive cooling, e.g. where heat is removed by the housing as a whole or by a heat pipe without any active cooling element like a TEC
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/40—Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups H01S5/02 - H01S5/30
    • H01S5/4018—Lasers electrically in series
GB9819708A 1997-09-26 1998-09-11 A semiconductor laser diode bar assembly Expired - Fee Related GB2329758B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GBGB9720376.4A GB9720376D0 (en) 1997-09-26 1997-09-26 A semi-conductor laser diode bar assembly

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GB9819708D0 GB9819708D0 (en) 1998-11-04
GB2329758A GB2329758A (en) 1999-03-31
GB2329758A8 GB2329758A8 (en) 1999-06-29
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JP (1) JP2001518722A (en)
CA (1) CA2304859A1 (en)
GB (2) GB9720376D0 (en)
IL (1) IL135213A0 (en)
WO (1) WO1999017411A1 (en)

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JP2002280659A (en) 2001-03-16 2002-09-27 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Light source constituted of laser diode module

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US5031184A (en) * 1989-07-01 1991-07-09 Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung Cooling arrangement for a semiconductor pump source
US5105429A (en) * 1990-07-06 1992-04-14 The United States Of America As Represented By The Department Of Energy Modular package for cooling a laser diode array
US5107091A (en) * 1990-09-14 1992-04-21 Applied Solar Energy Corporation Laser diode array mounting module
US5253260A (en) * 1991-12-20 1993-10-12 Hughes Aircraft Company Apparatus and method for passive heat pipe cooling of solid state laser heads
US5309457A (en) * 1992-12-22 1994-05-03 Minch Richard B Micro-heatpipe cooled laser diode array
WO1997018606A1 (en) * 1995-11-13 1997-05-22 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Cooled laser diode array assembly
US5764675A (en) * 1994-06-30 1998-06-09 Juhala; Roland E. Diode laser array

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Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5031184A (en) * 1989-07-01 1991-07-09 Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung Cooling arrangement for a semiconductor pump source
US5105429A (en) * 1990-07-06 1992-04-14 The United States Of America As Represented By The Department Of Energy Modular package for cooling a laser diode array
US5107091A (en) * 1990-09-14 1992-04-21 Applied Solar Energy Corporation Laser diode array mounting module
US5253260A (en) * 1991-12-20 1993-10-12 Hughes Aircraft Company Apparatus and method for passive heat pipe cooling of solid state laser heads
US5309457A (en) * 1992-12-22 1994-05-03 Minch Richard B Micro-heatpipe cooled laser diode array
US5764675A (en) * 1994-06-30 1998-06-09 Juhala; Roland E. Diode laser array
WO1997018606A1 (en) * 1995-11-13 1997-05-22 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Cooled laser diode array assembly

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GB2329758A (en) 1999-03-31
GB9819708D0 (en) 1998-11-04
GB2329758A8 (en) 1999-06-29
CA2304859A1 (en) 1999-04-08
IL135213A0 (en) 2001-05-20
WO1999017411A1 (en) 1999-04-08
EP1018196A1 (en) 2000-07-12
JP2001518722A (en) 2001-10-16
GB9720376D0 (en) 1997-11-26

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