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Light source drive, optical information recording apparatus, and optical information recording method

US6954415B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2003
Grant dateOct 11, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/0683
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light source drive which modulates a light source so as to cause the same to emit a light, includes: a superposition current generation part which generates a superposition current approximately corresponding to a charging/discharging current needed for a capacitance occurring in parallel to the light source for a predetermined time period near at least one of a rising-up part and a decaying-down part of a waveform of a drive current for the light source; and an addition/subtraction part which adds to or subtracts from the drive current the superposition current generated by the superposition current generation part.

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