...G. Takyi; E.H. Amalu; P.K. Bernasko Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of solder wettability on the thermal performance of a thermo‐electric cooler (TEC) of a 980 nm pump laser module. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, TEC thermal performance has been...

...James M. Gilbert; Zaif Dabestani Purpose The use of lasers to selectively solder joints in electronic assemblies has a number of advantages over methods which involve heating of the whole assembly. However, the localised energy delivery means that the heating and melting behaviour of the solder...

...P.M. Beckett; A.R. Fleming; J.M. Gilbert; D.G. Whitehead Laser soldering provides a useful tool for the electronics manufacturer and has found a number of successful industrial applications. The laser provides highly controllable localised heating in a manner similar to hand soldering and has...