Thermal characterization of diamond-pressure-bond heat sinking for optically pumped mid-infrared lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1597-1601

  Bewley, W W ^a   Felix, C L ^a   Aifer, E H ^a   Stokes, D W ^a   Vurgaftman, I ^a   Olafsen, L J ^a   Meyer, J R ^a   Yang, M J ^a   Lee, H ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; OPTICAL CORRELATION; PUMPING (LASER); QUANTUM WELL LASERS; TEMPERATURE;

DIAMOND PRESSURE BONDING; LASER THERMAL FACTORS; MID INFRARED LASERS;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 0033347529     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.798081     Document Type: Article

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