Use this laser calculation or lookup for a first-pass optics, pulse, beam, gain-medium, diode, fiber, or safety comparison under explicitly stated wavelength and operating conditions.

MTBF at stress (h)

Mean time between failures at the stress condition.

Ea (eV)

Activation energy of the dominant wear-out mechanism.

T_use (°C)

Junction temperature in the field application.

T_stress (°C)

Junction temperature of the accelerated test.

Project a laser-diode lifetime from an accelerated-temperature test back to the use junction temperature with the Arrhenius model. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.^[1]

AF

Acceleration factor between stress and use temperatures.

MTBF at use (h)

Projected lifetime at the use temperature.

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