Advanced Materials Help Lasers Beat the Heat

Laser diodes are one of a number of different types of electronic devices that generate heat during normal operation. Some power applied to such devices is lost as heat energy. To ensure stable performance and high reliability, excess heat must be channeled away from devices such as laser diodes, microprocessors, and power transistors and safely dissipated within materials surrounding the heat-generating devices, such as circuit boards or equipment enclosures, or within the environment.