Post-weld-shift in dual-in-line laser package

The post-weld-shift (PWS) effect in laser welding for a dual-in-line package (DIP) with fiber pigtail to semiconductor laser connection has been studied experimentally and numerically. Experimental results show that the PWS of an optical component welded by a dual-beam laser system deforms and the welded component rotates counterclockwise as the difference of the energies between two laser beams increases. This indicates that the PWS in laser packaging can be minimized by properly controlling the laser beam-to-beam energy balance. A thermal-plasticity coupled finite-element model (FEM) has been also carried out on the analysis of the effect of PWS in laser packaging. Numerical results show that a PWS in the DIP may be introduced from an unbalanced distribution of residual stresses introduced from the solidification shrinkage. A satisfactory agreement between the experimental results and FEM calculations suggests that the FEM may provide an effective method for predicting the PWS in laser welding technique for optoelectronic packaging.