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Offset compensation circuit for a monitoring photodiode

US7209001B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 2005
Grant dateApr 24, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F3/72
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a circuit for compensating for an offset voltage of a monitoring photodiode. After the offset voltage is measured in a photodiode test, current source and offset resistors are added according to the measured resistances, thereby compensating for the offset voltage.

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