A fast current drive circuit for injection lasers
- 1 June 1973
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
- Vol. 8 (3), 247-248
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jssc.1973.1050389
Abstract
An inexpensive solid-state circuit for fast-driving injection laser diodes is described. The high current pulses are generated by paralleling conventional (nonselected) transistor switches and operating them at avalanche breakdown.Keywords
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