Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 7, 0701002(2023)

Simulation and Optimization of Heat Dissipation in Slab Laser Amplifier Based on Microchannel Heat Sink

Haoran Wang1,2, Jianlei Wang2,3、**, Peili Li1、*, Zhenxu Lu1, Fuxiao Ma1, Yunjie Ma1, Jun Zhou2,3, and Weibiao Chen2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
  • 2Nanjing Institute of Advanced Laser Technology, Nanjing 210038, Jiangsu, China
  • 3Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Haoran Wang, Jianlei Wang, Peili Li, Zhenxu Lu, Fuxiao Ma, Yunjie Ma, Jun Zhou, Weibiao Chen. Simulation and Optimization of Heat Dissipation in Slab Laser Amplifier Based on Microchannel Heat Sink[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(7): 0701002

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Jun. 17, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 2, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang Jianlei (wangjl@siom.ac.cn), Li Peili (lipl@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL220976

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