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We often hear about how overdriving a diode will shorten its life , fry the dye and what have you.
That I get.. (actually I don't get it technically)
What I don't get is how does heat shorten the life of a laser.
I mean.. there's no moving parts.
Diode, driver , electricity source. Bam , laser.
I did a quick google and find a site pelting my face with Twice Law and Arrhenius Law about how endothermic chemical reaction rate goes into hyperdrive when the temperature goes UP but what I don't get is... whhhy and how does it relate to components used in lasers?
Effect of heat on electronic devices?Technical Information?Apiste Corporation
How does heat degrade it?
How MUCH does it degrade it?
And how can we protect our lasers so it can live a long and happy life?
That I get.. (actually I don't get it technically)
What I don't get is how does heat shorten the life of a laser.
I mean.. there's no moving parts.
Diode, driver , electricity source. Bam , laser.
I did a quick google and find a site pelting my face with Twice Law and Arrhenius Law about how endothermic chemical reaction rate goes into hyperdrive when the temperature goes UP but what I don't get is... whhhy and how does it relate to components used in lasers?
Effect of heat on electronic devices?Technical Information?Apiste Corporation
How does heat degrade it?
How MUCH does it degrade it?
And how can we protect our lasers so it can live a long and happy life?