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Circuit arrangement for generating light pulses

US7656917B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Leuze Lumiflex GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Rolf Brunner · Eichenau, DE
Robert Auer · Stadtbergen, DE
Franz Kappeler · Puchheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2006
Grant date	Feb 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S5/0428
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit arrangement for generating light pulses includes an electro-optical converter; a switching element; and a charge store. The electro-optical converter is connected to the charge store via the switching element. The closing of the switching element triggers a discharging process in the charge store and, in the process, generates an electrical pulse that is converted to a light pulse in the electro-optical converter. First and second impedance matching circuits are arranged, respectively, between the charge store and the switching element and between the switching element and the electro-optical converter.

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