Thermal properties of the Burrus-type light-emitting diode: Part I—The model

1 July 1986

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Vol. 33 (7) , 889-899
https://doi.org/10.1109/T-ED.1986.22591

Abstract

A detailed three-dimensional analysis of the heat-spreading process in the Burrus-type light-emitting diode is carried out in the present work. The assumptions of the thermal model of the diode are based on the results of the analog electrical model of the heat spreading within the volume of the diode. A solution of the thermal conduction equation is obtained by means of the Green's function method. The resultant exact formulas describe temperature profiles within the diode volume as a function of the construction parameters and of the supply power only.

Keywords

HEAT SINKS
FABRICATION
LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
GALLIUM ARSENIDE
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
OPTICAL FIBERS
THERMAL RESISTANCE
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
IMMUNE SYSTEM
OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES