H i g h l i g h t s


World record 200 W passive, world's first thermal bypass for laser diode bars:
D. Lorenzen et al.:
Passively cooled diode lasers in the cw power range of 120 to 200W
Proc. SPIE 6876, paper 68760Q (presentation at PhotonicsWest 2008, january 22nd 2008)
 
World record 500 W active, world's first direct comparison of indium vs. AuSn packaging:
D. Lorenzen et al.:
Comparative performance studies of indium and gold-tin packaged diode laser bars
Proc. SPIE 6104, paper 610404 (presentation at PhotonicsWest 2006, january 23rd 2006)
 
World's first surface measurement of CTE by electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI):
D. Lorenzen et al.:
ESPI-supported CTE-measurements on highly thermally conductive substrates for high power diode lasers
Proc. SPIE 4945, 174-185 (presentation at PhotonicsEurope 2003, 2003)