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Thermal and optical performance of cryogenically cooled laser diode bars mounted on pin-finned microcoolers

Applied Physics B volume 127, Article number: 43 (2021) Cite this article

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This study investigates the thermal performance of cryogenic micro-pin fin coolers for high-power laser diode (LD) bars. An open-loop liquid nitrogen cooling system, used to operate LD bars at cryogenic temperatures, is developed and characterized. The comparison study demonstrates that the total thermal resistance value of the micro-pin fin cooler, ranging from 0.03 to 0.04 °C/W, is only 1/3 of that of the micro-gap cooler and, thus, contributes significantly to reducing the LD operating temperature and enhancing its efficiency. In this study, the peak optical power of 68.8 W was observed at an LD bar package base temperature of − 100 °C, providing a 20% increase relative to the optical power of 57.3 W for a nominal operating condition with an LD bar package base temperature of 41 °C. This result clearly illustrates the enhancement in optical performance made possible by cryogenic cooling with a pin fin microcooler.

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Kim, K.J., Han, B. & Bar-Cohen, A. Thermal and optical performance of cryogenically cooled laser diode bars mounted on pin-finned microcoolers. Appl. Phys. B 127, 43 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-021-07590-0

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