Multi-Emitter Laser Diodes

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Benefits of Multi-Emitter Laser Diodes

1. Increased output power: Because multiple emitters are integrated into a single package, the overall output power of the laser is increased.
2. Improved efficiency: The use of multiple emitters allows for more efficient use of electrical power, resulting in a lower operating cost.
3. Compact design: The integration of multiple emitters into a single package results in a smaller, more compact design when compared to multiple single emitter packages.
4. Increased reliability: Multi-emitter laser diodes have a high degree of reliability due to the fact that they have multiple emitters to compensate for any failure of a single emitter.
5. High-density beam array: Multi-emitter laser diodes are able to produce multiple laser beams simultaneously, which can be useful in certain applications, such as material processing, where a high-density beam array is necessary.

What is the Difference Between a Multi-Emitter Laser Diode and a Laser Diode Array (Bar)?

While these two laser diode types are very similar, there are a couple key differences. The simplest way to describe the difference is that a Multi-Emitter Laser Diode contains multiple single emitter laser diode chips, each with their own individual heatsink and these chips are typically wired in series. A Laser Diode Array (or Laser Diode Bar) contains multiple single emitters, all on the same substrate, sharing a heatsink, and therefore are typically all connected in parallel.

Our Multi-Emitter Laser Products

Our Multi-Emitter Laser Diodes are available in the blue, red, and near infrared (NIR) wavelengths.  Furthermore, the output power ranges from mWs on the single mode laser diodes, to watts in the multimode emitters and VCSELS, to multi KW on the multi-emitter fiber coupled modules and systems. We also have options for stabilized laser diodes utilizing a Volume-Bragg grating (VBG).

Finally, there are many different packages to choose from and if you do not see the package type needed, we offer many custom packages.

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Multi-Emitter Laser Diode Applications

Red Laser Diodes for Photodynamic Therapy

PDT has been shown to be as effective as surgery or radiation for treating certain cancers, without the risks of invasive surgery or the long-term side effects of radiation treatment. One study on the topic in which a detailed computer model was developed to describe how human skin reacted to various wavelengths presented in 2011 by Mustafa, Et al. from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Physics.  In the presentation they demonstrated a realistic skin model where they simulated the absorption and depth penetration laser wavelengths ranging from 308 nm to 635 nm, showing that red light was absorbed at approximately 1/7^th the rate of ultraviolet light allowing for up to 5 times deeper depth pentation.

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Laser Diode Crown Troughing in Dentistry

Near-infrared (around 800 nm) fiber coupled diode lasers are typically used in dentistry for crown troughing, where the fiber (usually 400-micron core diameter) is directed at the tooth soft tissue interface causing the tissue to pull back from the tooth.   It is important that the laser power is selected so that enough energy is imparted to cause the tissue to pull back, but not so intense that the tissue burn.  For this reason, most crown troughing lasers are limited to CW operation in the 600 mW to 800 mW range, or pulsed operation in the 1.2 w to 1.6 W power range.

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