Kreutz E.W., Pirch N., Ebert T., Wester R., Ollier B., Loosen P., Poprawe R.
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, DE
Keywords: laser diode, micro cooling system, micro-channel heat sink, optoelectronic microsystem
Water-cooled heat sinks are investigated both experimentally and theoretically as model systems to simulate the energy and mass transport in devices used for cooling of diode lasers. The design of the micro-channel heat sinks yields in a decrease of their thermal resistance and of the pressure loss of the coolant allowing to increase the output power of the diode lasers.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: Technical Proceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems
Published: April 19, 1999
Pages: 574 - 577
Industry sector: Sensors, MEMS, Electronics
Topics: Micro & Bio Fluidics, Lab-on-Chip, Modeling & Simulation of Microsystems
ISBN: 0-9666135-4-6