Power scaling to high-brightness kW systems using semiconductor bars in water-cooled stacks

David Schleuning; Keith Guinn; Calvin Luong; Yu Zhang; Krishna Kuchibhotla; Serguei Kim; Geunmin Ryu; Mike Griffin; Athanasios Chryssis; Bruno Acklin

doi:10.1117/12.2005742

26 February 2013 Power scaling to high-brightness kW systems using semiconductor bars in water-cooled stacks

David Schleuning, Keith Guinn, Calvin Luong, Yu Zhang, Krishna Kuchibhotla, Serguei Kim, Geunmin Ryu, Mike Griffin, Athanasios Chryssis, Bruno Acklin

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Proceedings Volume 8605, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications XI; 86050A (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005742
Event: SPIE LASE, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The scalability of semiconductor diode lasers to multi-kilowatt power levels has increasing importance in direct diode material processing applications. These applications require hard-pulse on-off cycling capability and high brightness achieved using low fill-factor (FF) bars with a tight vertical pitch. Coherent uses 20%FF bars operated at <60W/bar packaged on water-cooled packages with a 1.65mm vertical pitch in the Highlight D-series, which achieves <8kW of power in a < 1mm x 8mm beam line at a working distance of ~ 280mm. We compare thermal measurement results to thermal fluid flow simulations to show the emitters are cooled to low junction temperatures with minimal thermal crosstalk, similar to single emitter packaging. Good thermal performance allows for scaling to operation at higher power and brightness. We present accelerated life-testing results in both CW and hard-pulse on-off cycling conditions.

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David Schleuning, Keith Guinn, Calvin Luong, Yu Zhang, Krishna Kuchibhotla, Serguei Kim, Geunmin Ryu, Mike Griffin, Athanasios Chryssis, and Bruno Acklin "Power scaling to high-brightness kW systems using semiconductor bars in water-cooled stacks", Proc. SPIE 8605, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications XI, 86050A (26 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005742

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