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Housing for opto-electronic components

US4974062A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 24, 1989
Grant dateNov 27, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F77/60
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a housing for opto-electronic components having an integrated Joule-Thomson cooler, the housing including a lower section, a center section and an upper section intended for radiation intake. The invention provides for the housing lower section and the housing center section, which enclose a heat exchanger pipe of the Joule-Thomson cooler, to be made of a material with low heat conductivity, and for the heat exchanger pipe to be arranged in coil form in one plane.

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