patent · US9368936
Laser diode firing system
14 June 2016
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This patent is cited by material in the archive, so it is indexed here by number, title and inventor. The archive holds no copy of its text.
Abstract
A laser diode firing circuit for a light detection and ranging device is disclosed. The firing circuit includes a laser diode coupled in series to a transistor, such that current through the laser diode is controlled by the transistor. The laser diode is configured to emit a pulse of light in response to current flowing through the laser diode. The firing circuit includes a capacitor that is configured to charge via a charging path that includes an inductor and to discharge v...
Provenance
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- Cited prior art
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- Filed
- 2013-12-18
- Source
- Google Patents bibliographic record
- Granted
- 2016-06-14
- Inventors
- Samuel William Lenius; Pierre-Yves Droz; Google LLC