Cooling the laser diode mounting base
The lifetime of the package, which houses the laser diode bar and the cooling mechanism, is today the limiting factor in many laser diode applications. Thorlabs' LDM Series Laser Diode Mounts with Integrated TEC (Thermoelectric Cooler) are ideal for temperature-controlled operation of standard laser diodes in Ø3. Laser diodes can be quickly and easily installed by inserting the laser diode into the socket. A high quality laser diode heat sink, also referred to as a mount, is typically constructed from anodized aluminum, copper or nickel plated copper. Initially developed for fiber optic communications in the 1970s, the optical characteristics, small size and ruggedness of diode lasers have encouraged a plethora of new uses, including spectroscopy, dermatology. It is also designed for air-cooling of a wide array of high heat flux devices such as high.
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