Figure 4: Application circuit for ISL58837 laser-diode driver (Click on image to enlarge; it is a hi-resolution image and will be readable at full size) The output currents of these four channels are ...

Good design drives diode performance 12 Jan 2004 If you plan to buy a laser diode driver, make sure you check the specifications with care. Martin Lawrence believes that manufacturers could learn a ...

Newport has developed a diode laser current driver circuit with noise characteristics that it says are as much as 10 times lower than currently available. The company also claims that the circuit ...

The laser driver consists of a high-speed modulation driver, laser-biasing block, and a pulse-width adjustment control circuit.

The technique described in the patent uses a proprietary semiconductor circuit design with a “Thin Gate Driver” output stage to achieve very fast switching of the high currents generated by ...

A single laser-diode driver from Elantec Semiconductor directly drives both CD and DVD lasers, simplifying the task of combining these optical drives in a single system. Elantec's patented EL629XC ...

Reading through the app note, the transient response to changes in voltage is less than 10 usec and the deviation is small. That seems pretty good for something like a laser diode.

He tells us how he approached improving stability of the current regulation circuit, the PCB design requirements, and planning user interface for such a driver.

Wavelength Electronics has simplified advanced laser diode drive and thermal control technology for OEM and research applications since 1993. Our high performance specifications are supported by a ...

Laser diode driver ICs Ricoh has added two Laser Diode Driver ICs targeted for laser scanning type automotive and consumer projector applications. The RN5C750 and RN5C752 are four-channel laser ...