OSRAM's 1.5W IR laser ships in a perforated TO-220 package for $600
jwt0625 · x · 2026-09-28
Engineer jwt0625 amplifies a widely shared teardown of an odd component: OSRAM's 1.5W infrared laser diode ships in a metallic TO-220 package perforated vertically for the beam, priced around $600 — called out as a 'horror movie' of optoelectronics packaging. The thread frames optoelectronics packaging as a goldmine of such design horrors.
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