A method for placing nitride laser diode arrays on a thermally conducting substrate is described. The method uses an excimer laser to detach the nitride laser diode from the sapphire growth substrate after an intermediate substrate has been attached to the side opposite the sapphire substrate. A thermally...http://www.google.se/patents/US6365429?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6365429 - Method for nitride based laser diode with growth substrate removed using an intermediate substrate