Thermal properties of high-power diode lasers investigated by microthermography

Anna Kozlowska; Fritz Weik; Jens W. Tomm; Andrzej Malag; Mateusz Latoszek; Piotr Wawrzyniak; Marian Teodorczyk; Lech Dobrzanski; Mariusz Zbroszczyk; Maciej Bugajski

doi:10.1117/12.588957

17 March 2005 Thermal properties of high-power diode lasers investigated by microthermography

Anna Kozlowska, Fritz Weik, Jens W. Tomm, Andrzej Malag, Mateusz Latoszek, Piotr Wawrzyniak, Marian Teodorczyk, Lech Dobrzanski, Mariusz Zbroszczyk, Maciej Bugajski

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Proceedings Volume 5711, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications III; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588957
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Thermal properties of 808 nm emitting high-power diode lasers are investigated by means of micro-thermography. A thermo-camera equipped with a 384x288 pixel HgCdTe-detector (cut off wavelength at 5.5 micron) and IR-micro-objective is used, which allows for thermal imaging with a spatial resolution of 5 μm. A novel methodological approach for data re-calibration for absolute temperature measurements is proposed. We present steady-state thermal distributions from broad-area devices. The remarkable agreement of this data with the results of modeling work has been reached. Cross-calibration of the micro-thermographic results is obtained by complementary micro-Raman data that give information about facet temperatures with a spatial resolution of about 1 micron. Transient thermal properties are monitored with a temporal resolution of 1.4 ms. Such thermal transients illustrate the heat flow trough the device after turning on the operation current. Special experiments are done in order to detect and localize hot spots at the facet and within the devices. Moreover, we show that the analysis of thermal images can be used as a recognition method of defects hidden inside the cavity, even if they are not detectable by visual inspection. These activities are paving the way towards a novel screening methodology.

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Anna Kozlowska, Fritz Weik, Jens W. Tomm, Andrzej Malag, Mateusz Latoszek, Piotr Wawrzyniak, Marian Teodorczyk, Lech Dobrzanski, Mariusz Zbroszczyk, and Maciej Bugajski "Thermal properties of high-power diode lasers investigated by microthermography", Proc. SPIE 5711, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications III, (17 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588957

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