In this study, a high-power diode laser bar assembly is developed with good heat dissipation in long pulse operation mode. The thermal behavior and stress distribution are investigated in order to characterize the cooling capability and reliability. The optimal thermal resistance reaches 0.81K/W for each bar, based on the custom designed cooling plate, which is 0.6K/W lower than conventional coolers. The maximum thermal stress of laser bar is 39.4MPa under the working condition, which is less than half of the stress for previous conventional diode laser. Reliability of the device is improved as the diode laser works in a low stress status with long pulse width mode. The light power of the diode laser achieves 120W/bar with pulse duration of 30ms in 10Hz, and 200W/bar with 10ms, 10Hz, respectively. The diode laser of lifetime test passed 4.5×107 shots under the condition of 30ms, 10Hz@120A.
KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Packaging, Reliability, Laser development, High power diode lasers, Solid state lasers, Resistance, High power lasers, Corrosion, Continuous wave operation
There are strong demands at the market to increase power and reliability for high power diode laser. In parallel to this the requirements for cooler and package for the high power diode laser increase. Superior heat dissipation capability and low thermal resistance are some of the key attributes for the diode laser package design in the near future. The most common method of removing the large amounts of waste heat in a diode laser is using a micro-channel cooler. However, a microchannel cooler requires water to meet demanding specifications to avoid failures due to corrosion, which increases the overall cost to operate and maintain the laser. We demonstrate advances in a new macro-channel water cooling diode laser which are designed to eliminate the failure mechanisms associated with micro-channel coolers, and enhance the laser heat dissipation and the long-term reliability. For the package adopting the high thermal conductivity material, the maximum output power is 100 W per bar in CW mode. Due to the advantage of compact design, high power, high reliability and fast axis collimation, the new diode laser has the potential to be widely used in many fields, such as pumping solid state laser, hair removal, industry and research.
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