Laser drive circuit

Details Laser drive circuit Laser drive circuit

1992-09-22

1993-11-09

Lee, John D.

Coherent light generators

Particular component circuitry

Optical pumping

H01S 300

Patent

active

052609561

ABSTRACT:
A laser drive circuit for modulating a laser beam intensity emitted from a laser device to a maximum power and a minimum power in accordance with a first and second values of a binary signal comprises: a photo-detector for detecting the laser beam emitted from the laser device to produce a detection output signal; a first differential amplifier for producing a maximum error detection signal representing a difference between the detection output signal applied thereto and a maximum reference; a second differential amplifier for producing a minimum error detection signal representing a difference between the detection output signal applied thereto and a minimum reference, a first sample and hold circuit for sampling and holding the maximum error detection signal at a timing of the first value of the binary signal and outputting the same as a maximum error signal; a second sample and hold circuit for sampling and holding the minimum error detection signal at a timing of the second value of the binary signal and outputting the same as a minimum error signal; and a laser drive amplifier for controlling the maximum power and the minimum power of the laser beam emitted from the laser device in accordance with the maximum error signal and the minimum error signal.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5146464 (1992-09-01), Uemura
patent: 5177755 (1993-01-01), Johnson

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