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    • 6. 发明申请
    • SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE CONTROLLER AND LASER DIODE BIASING CONTROL METHOD
    • 半导体激光二极管控制器和激光二极管偏置控制方法
    • WO1992005608A1
    • 1992-04-02
    • PCT/US1991005302
    • 1991-07-31
    • FINISAR CORPORATION
    • FINISAR CORPORATIONLEVINSON, Frank, H.
    • H01S03/10
    • H05B33/0851H01S5/0014H01S5/0617H01S5/06209H01S5/06812H01S5/06825H01S5/0683H05B33/0854H05B37/03
    • A laser diode controller (102) uses a programmed microcontroller (162) to accurately control the process of turning on and selecting the operating point of the laser diode (100). The laser diode (100) has a front facet (110) for transmitting light, and a back facet (114) for monitoring the laser diode's optical output power. Once the back facet (114) of the laser diode (100) is calibrated, the controller can accurately monitor the laser diode's operating characteristics, and can select the best operating point current based on the current operating characteristics of the laser diode (100). During calibration of the laser diode (100), the controller (102) can check the linearity of the laser diode's optical output power as a function of drive current, and can thereby detect defects in the laser diode (100). In a full duplex optical link, the controller (102) of the present invention prevents the laser diodes from generating light at their full normal intensity until the integrity of the link has been established, thereby preventing light from the laser diode's from accidentally damaging user's eyes. Furthermore, the controller (102) can use the full duplex link to establish lower operating point drive currents that would otherwise be used, thereby significantly lengthening the lifetime of the laser diodes (100). A laser diode's operating characteristics change over time in such a way as to enable the controller (102) to predict when the laser will fail. The controller (102) records the operating characteristics of the laser diode (100) in a nonvolatile memory, analyzes changes in those characteristics, and generates a failure warning message when those changes match predefined failure prediction criteria.