Apparatus and method for providing auxiliary cooling and thermal stability to an opto-electronic component
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Jul 13, 2004
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Jan 2, 2003
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Dec 13, 2001
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Mar 16, 2001
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Apparatus is disclosed for providing auxiliary cooling and thermal stability to a temperature sensitive opto-electronic component. The disclosed apparatus comprising a primary thermal control system having a first thermal connection with a primary structure supporting at least one component of an optical system and a second thermal connection being thermally connected with an external environment; and an auxiliary thermal control system having a first thermal connection being thermally connected with the temperature sensitive opto-electronic component, and the auxiliary thermal control system having a second thermal connection being thermally connected with the primary thermal control system whereby the auxiliary thermal control system provides cooling to the temperature sensitive opto-electronic component and the primary thermal control system provides additional cooling to the auxiliary thermal control system through temperature regulation of the primary structure.
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