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Method of and apparatus for driving semiconductor laser

US4712218A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 1984
Grant dateDec 8, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/0654
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to suppress laser noise, a semiconductor laser oscillating in a single mode under direct-current drive is driven by a signal with a high frequency current superposed on a direct current. In particular, the laser is driven to be brought into continuous wave pulsed oscillation at a pulse width of at most 1.2 ns to achieve the desired noise suppression.

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