(1) The DMD is designed to conduct absorbed and dissipated heat to the back of
the package. The cooling system must be capable of maintaining the package within the
temperature range specified in Section 6.4. The total heat load on the DMD is largely driven by the incident light absorbed by the
active area, although other contributions include light energy absorbed by the window
aperture and electrical power dissipation of the array. Optical systems should be designed
to minimize the light energy falling outside the window clear aperture since any
additional thermal load in this area can significantly degrade the reliability of the
device.