Published 1989 | Version v1
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Screening test procedure for long life single mode step index separate confinement heterostructure single quantum well (SINSCH-SQW) laser diodes

Creators

  • 1. McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., St. Louis, MO (USA)

Description

This paper reports on an experiment conducted to establish an effective burn-in and screening procedure for long life SINSCH-SQW laser diodes. The laser diodes were grown by MOCVD and processed with 20 μm wide defined stripes. The devices had a high reflective back facet coating with a small etalon bonded to a passivated front facet to ensure mode operation. The laser diodes were bonded p-side up to copper heat sinks using indium solder. From the test results and failure analysis, a screening strategy based on inspection and burn-in can be devised to reject devices that may fail early. Also, improvements in processing can provide potential yield improvements. After accounting for degradation relating to processing, a very long material lifetime is predicted for these SINSCH-SQW laser diodes

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
Imprint Place
Bellingham, WA (USA)
ISBN
0-8194-0078-5
Imprint Title
Laser diode technology and applications
Imprint Pagination
392 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 368-375.

Conference

Title
SPIE conference on optics, electro-optics and laser applications in science and engineering.
Acronym
OE/LASE '89
Dates
15-20 Jan 1989.
Place
Los Angeles, CA (USA).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-890145--.