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Novel silicon/aluminum (Si/Al) alloys for use as cold plate materials in cryogenically cooled solid state lasersFormat | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
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Paper Abstract
The issue of heat transfer in high energy lasers has been a serious problem for years. One valid method of mitigating
this problem is the use of low quantum defect solid-state materials operated at cryogenic temperatures1. A
significant problem exists due to mismatch of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and repeatedly cycling
through a temperature range of ~200 K. Other groups, T.Y. Fan et al at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, have used
ingenious crystal holders to overcome this problem. In this paper, we suggest the use of silicon/aluminum (Si/Al)
alloys produced by Sandvik Osprey Ltd. that can have their CTE altered easily to match the CTE of whatever crystal
material is chosen and still have a thermal transfer coefficient suitable for large heat transfer. We show the results of
testing three different Si/Al alloys for CTE and thermal conductivity. We further test the material in a flow boil-off
cryogenic cooling system that shows that the CE6 alloy material is capable of heat transfer of 21.5KW/m2K , with
cold plate temperatures maintained below 110 K. The CE6 material has a CTE that almost exactly matches YAG
from 90--300K.
Paper Details
Date Published: 7 May 2012
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 8381, Laser Technology for Defense and Security VIII, 83811P (7 May 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.921085
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8381:
Laser Technology for Defense and Security VIII
Mark Dubinskii; Stephen G. Post, Editor(s)
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 8381, Laser Technology for Defense and Security VIII, 83811P (7 May 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.921085
Show Author Affiliations
John F. Schill, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
Andrew J. W. Ogilvy, Sandvik Osprey Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8381:
Laser Technology for Defense and Security VIII
Mark Dubinskii; Stephen G. Post, Editor(s)
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