These Laser Diode Arrays are offered on a variety of heat sink package types that are conductively cooled. The arrays should be mounted to a heat sink with a recommended base plate temperature of 25° C. In addition to the types of packages listed here, CEO can customzie a package to meet your specific needs Fiber coupled arrays feature high brightness fiber coupling, small footprint and very high power in passively cooled packages. They deliver 6W to 120W of laser power through 0.22 NA multimode optical fibers with 100µm to 1000 µm core. Silver Bullet diode laser submodules (ASMs) are offered with optional soldering kits. CEO® can also attach Silver Bullets to customer-supplied heat exchanger to make completely packaged laser diode arrays. Extreme care should be taken when handling these components. We recommend that they be only used by customers who are experienced in the handling and packaging of laser diode bars. A laser diode is a laser where the active medium is a semiconductor similar to that found in a light-emitting diode. The most common and practical type of laser diode is formed from a p-n junction and powered by injected electric current. These devices are sometimes referred to as injection laser diodes to distinguish them from (optically) pumped laser diodes, which are more easily produced in the laboratory.