Everything about Catastrophic Optical Damage totally explained
Catastrophic optical damage (
COD) is a failure mode of high-power
semiconductor lasers. It occurs when the
semiconductor junction is overloaded by exceeding its
power density and absorbs too much of the produced light energy, leading to
melting and
recrystallization of the
semiconductor material at the facets of the laser. This is often colloquially referred to as "blowing the diode." The affected area contains a large number of
lattice defects, negatively affecting its performance. If the affected area is sufficiently large, it can be observable under optical microscope as darkening of the laser facet, and/or as presence of cracks and grooves. The damage can occur within a single laser pulse.
Catastrophic optical damage is one of the limiting factors in increasing performance of semiconductor lasers. It is the primary failure mode for
AlGaInP/
AlGaAs red lasers.
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Short-wavelength lasers are more susceptible to COD than long-wavelength ones.
The typical values for COD in industrial products range between 12-20
MW/cm
2.
One of the methods of increasing the COD threshold in
AlGaInP laser structures is the
sulfur treatment, which replaces the
oxides at the laser facet with
chalcogenide glasses.
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