Low thermal resistance high-speed top-emitting 980-nm VCSELs

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1225-1227

  Al Omari, Ahmad N ^a   Carey, G P ^b   Hallstein, S ^b   Watson, J P ^b   Dang, G ^c   Lear, K L ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Novalux Inc   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dB frequency; Heatsinks; Modulation bandwidth; Semiconductor laser diodes; Thermal management; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COPPER; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; LIGHT EMISSION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OXIDES; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

HEAT FLOW; LOW THERMAL RESISTANCE; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 33744486056     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.875059     Document Type: Article

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