GB2405994B - Thermo-electric cooler - Google Patents

Thermo-electric cooler

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Publication number
GB2405994B
GB2405994B GB0321543A GB0321543A GB2405994B GB 2405994 B GB2405994 B GB 2405994B GB 0321543 A GB0321543 A GB 0321543A GB 0321543 A GB0321543 A GB 0321543A GB 2405994 B GB2405994 B GB 2405994B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
thermo
electric cooler
cooler
electric
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0321543A
Other versions
GB2405994A (en
GB0321543D0 (en
Inventor
David Healy
Jamie Anderson
Martin Bugg
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd
Agilent Technologies Inc
Original Assignee
Avago Technologies Fiber IP Singapore Pte Ltd
Avago Technologies General IP Singapore Pte Ltd
Agilent Technologies Inc
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Application filed by Avago Technologies Fiber IP Singapore Pte Ltd, Avago Technologies General IP Singapore Pte Ltd, Agilent Technologies Inc filed Critical Avago Technologies Fiber IP Singapore Pte Ltd
Priority to GB0321543A priority Critical patent/GB2405994B/en
Priority to GB0622997A priority patent/GB2429334B/en
Publication of GB0321543D0 publication Critical patent/GB0321543D0/en
Publication of GB2405994A publication Critical patent/GB2405994A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2405994B publication Critical patent/GB2405994B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01SDEVICES 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
    • H01S5/00Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/024Arrangements for thermal management
    • H01S5/02407Active cooling, e.g. the laser temperature is controlled by a thermo-electric cooler or water cooling
    • H01S5/02415Active 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
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10NELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/10Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
    • H10N10/17Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the structure or configuration of the cell or thermocouple forming the device
    • H01L35/32
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L23/00Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
    • H01L23/34Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or temperature compensation ; Temperature sensing arrangements
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L23/00Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
    • H01L23/34Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or temperature compensation ; Temperature sensing arrangements
    • H01L23/38Cooling arrangements using the Peltier effect
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2924/00Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2924/0001Technical content checked by a classifier
    • H01L2924/0002Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/02Details
    • H01L31/024Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or temperature compensation
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01SDEVICES 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
    • H01S3/00Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02Constructional details
    • H01S3/04Arrangements for thermal management
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01SDEVICES 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
    • H01S5/00Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/024Arrangements for thermal management

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Cooling Or The Like Of Semiconductors Or Solid State Devices (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
GB0321543A 2003-09-13 2003-09-13 Thermo-electric cooler Expired - Fee Related GB2405994B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0321543A GB2405994B (en) 2003-09-13 2003-09-13 Thermo-electric cooler
GB0622997A GB2429334B (en) 2003-09-13 2003-09-13 Thermo-electric cooler

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0321543A GB2405994B (en) 2003-09-13 2003-09-13 Thermo-electric cooler

Publications (3)

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GB0321543D0 GB0321543D0 (en) 2003-10-15
GB2405994A GB2405994A (en) 2005-03-16
GB2405994B true GB2405994B (en) 2007-07-11

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GB0622997A Expired - Fee Related GB2429334B (en) 2003-09-13 2003-09-13 Thermo-electric cooler

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GB0622997A Expired - Fee Related GB2429334B (en) 2003-09-13 2003-09-13 Thermo-electric cooler

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Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0326207A1 (en) * 1988-01-22 1989-08-02 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Laser diode module
JPH1065224A (en) * 1996-08-19 1998-03-06 Tekunisuko:Kk Thermomodule
JPH1154806A (en) * 1997-08-04 1999-02-26 Hitachi Ltd Peltier cooler and optical element module
JP2001085780A (en) * 2000-07-28 2001-03-30 Nec Corp Semiconductor laser module
EP1104032A2 (en) * 1999-11-26 2001-05-30 Morix Co., Ltd. Thermoelectric module
EP1220390A1 (en) * 2000-12-28 2002-07-03 Corning O.T.I. S.p.A. Low cost optical bench having high thermal conductivity
EP1291987A2 (en) * 2001-09-06 2003-03-12 Finisar Corporation Compact laser package with integrated temperature control

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0326207A1 (en) * 1988-01-22 1989-08-02 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Laser diode module
JPH1065224A (en) * 1996-08-19 1998-03-06 Tekunisuko:Kk Thermomodule
JPH1154806A (en) * 1997-08-04 1999-02-26 Hitachi Ltd Peltier cooler and optical element module
EP1104032A2 (en) * 1999-11-26 2001-05-30 Morix Co., Ltd. Thermoelectric module
JP2001085780A (en) * 2000-07-28 2001-03-30 Nec Corp Semiconductor laser module
EP1220390A1 (en) * 2000-12-28 2002-07-03 Corning O.T.I. S.p.A. Low cost optical bench having high thermal conductivity
EP1291987A2 (en) * 2001-09-06 2003-03-12 Finisar Corporation Compact laser package with integrated temperature control

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2429334A (en) 2007-02-21
GB2429334B (en) 2007-09-19
GB2405994A (en) 2005-03-16
GB0622997D0 (en) 2006-12-27
GB0321543D0 (en) 2003-10-15

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Effective date: 20130913