Experimental Parametric Investigation of Temperature Effects on 60W-QCW Diode Laser
Nowadays, quasi-continuous wave diode lasers are
used in a widespread variety of applications. Temperature effects in
these lasers can strongly influence their performance. In this paper,
the effects of temperature have been experimentally investigated on
different features of a 60W-QCW diode laser. The obtained results
indicate that the conversion efficiency and operation voltage of diode
laser decrease with the augmentation of the working temperature
associated with a redshift in the laser peak wavelength. Experimental
results show the emission peak wavelength of laser shifts 0.26 nm
and the conversion efficiency decreases 1.76 % with the increase of
temperature from 40 to 50 ̊C. Present study also shows the slope
efficiency decreases gradually at low temperatures and rapidly at
higher temperatures. Regarding the close dependence of the
mentioned parameters to the operating temperature, it is of great
importance to carefully control the working temperature of diode
laser, particularly for medical applications.
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10.1117/12.813528, 2009, p. 1-5.
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temperature dependence of Auger coefficient on the turn-on time delay
of uncooled semiconductor laser diodes, Optics Communications, Vol.
283, 2010, p.2378-2384.
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characteristics of TO-CAN packaged Fabry-Perot laser diode, Current
applied physics, Vol.7, 2007, p.6-9.
[11] S. B. Xiang, X. Xiang, C. G. Feng, Effects of temperature on laser diode
ignition, Optik, Vol. 120, 2009, p.85-88.
[12] D.S. Patil, D.K. Gautam, Analysis of effect of temperature on ZnSSe
based blue laser diode characteristics at 507nm wavelength, Physica
B,Vol. 344, 2004, p. 140-146.
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Technology and Applications, Springer Series in optical sciences, ISBN-
10: 0-387-34453-5, 2007, p.552.
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diode lasers and laser bars, Springer, Apply phys, Vol. 78, 2000, p.173-
223.
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Salmini, R.D. Palo, A simpler method for life testing laser diodes,
Microelectronics Reliability, Vol.39, 1999, p.1067-1071.
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performance , Eng. & Tech. Journal ,Vol.27, No.9, 2009, p.1801-1810.
[1] V. L. Maldonado, G. Bacchin, S. Robertson, K. Man, B. Qiu, High
reliability operation of 2 kW QCW 10-bar laser diode stacks at 808 nm,
High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VII, SPIE Vol.
7198, 71981E, doi: 10.1117/12.80932, 2009, p. 1-8.
[2] S. Huber, M. Merzkirchb, M. F. Zaeha, V. Schulzeb, Applications of
high-power diode lasers for aluminum welding, High-Power Diode
Laser Technology and Applications VII, SPIE Vol. 7198, 71980M, doi:
10.1117/12.809141, 2009, p. 1-12.
[3] D.E. Smith, Mars orbiter laser altimeter: experiment summary after the
first year of global mapping of mars, J. Geophysical Research-Planets,
Vol. 106 (E10), October 2001, p. 23689-23722.
[4] A. Kozlowska, A. Malag, Investigations of transient thermal properties
of conductively cooled diode laser arrays operating under quasi
continuous-wave conditions, Microelectronics reliability, Vol. 46, 2006,
p. 279-284.
[5] P. Leisher, K. Price, S. Karlsen, D. Balsley, D. Newman, D. Martinsen, ,
High performance wavelength Locked diode lasers, High-Power Diode
Laser Technology and Applications VII, SPIE Vol. 7198, 719812, doi:
10.1117/12.813528, 2009, p. 1-5.
[6] D. R. Balsley, D. C. Dawson, R. Johnson, R. J Martinsen, Long-term
wavelength stability of high power laser diode bars on micro channel
coolers, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VII,
SPIE Vol. 7198, 71980J, doi: 10.1117/12.809925, 2009, p. 1-10.
[7] N.W. Carlson, Monolithic diode laser arrays, Berlin: Springer-Verlag,
ISBN: 9780387579108, 1994. p. 396.
[8] M. A. Stephen, M. A. Krainak, J. L. Dallas, Quasi-CW laser diode bar
life tests, Laser induced Damage in Optical Materials, SPIE Vol. 3244,
1997.
[9] M. S. Rahman, M. R. Hassan, Theoretical analysis of the effect of
temperature dependence of Auger coefficient on the turn-on time delay
of uncooled semiconductor laser diodes, Optics Communications, Vol.
283, 2010, p.2378-2384.
[10] J. H. Han, S. W. Park, Effect of temperature and injection current on
characteristics of TO-CAN packaged Fabry-Perot laser diode, Current
applied physics, Vol.7, 2007, p.6-9.
[11] S. B. Xiang, X. Xiang, C. G. Feng, Effects of temperature on laser diode
ignition, Optik, Vol. 120, 2009, p.85-88.
[12] D.S. Patil, D.K. Gautam, Analysis of effect of temperature on ZnSSe
based blue laser diode characteristics at 507nm wavelength, Physica
B,Vol. 344, 2004, p. 140-146.
[13] F. Bachmann, P. Loosen, R. Poprawe, High Power Diode Lasers
Technology and Applications, Springer Series in optical sciences, ISBN-
10: 0-387-34453-5, 2007, p.552.
[14] G. Erbert, A. Bärwolff, J. Sebastian, J. Tomm, High power broad area
diode lasers and laser bars, Springer, Apply phys, Vol. 78, 2000, p.173-
223.
[15] M. Vanzi, G. Martines, A. Bonfiglio, M. Licheri, R. D. Arco, G.
Salmini, R.D. Palo, A simpler method for life testing laser diodes,
Microelectronics Reliability, Vol.39, 1999, p.1067-1071.
[16] A. J. Haider, Z. T. Hussain, Effect of temperature tuning on diode laser
performance , Eng. & Tech. Journal ,Vol.27, No.9, 2009, p.1801-1810.
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used in a widespread variety of applications. Temperature effects in
these lasers can strongly influence their performance. In this paper,
the effects of temperature have been experimentally investigated on
different features of a 60W-QCW diode laser. The obtained results
indicate that the conversion efficiency and operation voltage of diode
laser decrease with the augmentation of the working temperature
associated with a redshift in the laser peak wavelength. Experimental
results show the emission peak wavelength of laser shifts 0.26 nm
and the conversion efficiency decreases 1.76 % with the increase of
temperature from 40 to 50 ̊C. Present study also shows the slope
efficiency decreases gradually at low temperatures and rapidly at
higher temperatures. Regarding the close dependence of the
mentioned parameters to the operating temperature, it is of great
importance to carefully control the working temperature of diode
laser, particularly for medical applications.", keywords = "diode laser, experimentally, temperature, wavelength", volume = "5", number = "11", pages = "1458-6", }
