Enhanced thermal stability of VCSEL array by thermoelectric analysis-based optimization of mesas distribution*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61434005, 61474118, 61376070, 11404326, and 11674314), the Jilin Provincial Scientific and Technological Development Program, China (Grant No. 20150203011GX), the Changchun Science and Technology Project, Jilin Province, China (Grant No. 15SS02), and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 2017260).

Zhong Chu-Yu1, 2, Zhang Xing1, †, Liu Di3, Ning Yong-Qiang1, Wang Li-Jun1
       

(color online) (a) Power density characteristics of three kinds of VCSEL arrays at different heat sink temperatures, (b) statistical histogram of maximum power per mesas’ area for different devices.