Abstract:We report direct bonding of 5mm x 500µm thick polycrystalline CVD-grown diamond to 25mm x 4mm ZnSe via a plasma-assisted technique. In addition, diamond to C-cut sapphire bonding is demonstrated via the same approach. Durability of the diamond/ZnSe bond is tested over a temperature range -40 to 150 • C and under various ramp rates, demonstrating strong adhesion over the majority of the bond up to a temperature of 80 • C. Optical transmission at a wavelength of 1µm shows near ideal transmission when compared to bare ZnSe. Heatspreading performance of the bonded composite is investigated using a pump-probe arrangement, demonstrating at least two-orders of magnitude reduction in the thermal-lens power compared to ZnSe alone.
Abstract:We demonstrate chemical-assisted direct bonding of 450µm-thick neodymium-doped YAG to 660µm-thick sapphire wafers. Diced, polished and AR-coated the composite was trialed in a pump-guided free-space laser. Preliminary performance and future prospects will be discussed.
We report plasma-assisted direct bonding of CVD-grown diamond to ZnSe and sapphire. Bond survival is demonstrated from -40 to 80 • C, while localized heating of the diamond/ZnSe bond showed exceptional heatspreading performance.
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