Artilux Corporation

Konstantin P Petrov

Yun-Chung Na

A light emission system including a first sub-system. The first sub-system includes a storage inductor having a first inductor terminal coupled to a voltage source and a second inductor terminal; a storage capacitor having a first capacitor terminal coupled to the first terminal of the storage inductor, and a second capacitor terminal coupled to a reference voltage node; a switch having a control terminal coupled to a driver circuitry that sends a modulation signal to open or close the switch, a first channel terminal coupled to the second inductor terminal, and a second channel terminal coupled to the reference voltage node; and a load having N laser diodes coupled in series, where the N laser diodes include a first laser diode having a terminal coupled to the second inductor terminal, and an N-th laser diode having a terminal coupled to the reference voltage node.

Light emission apparatus

A light emission apparatus includes a transistor comprising a control terminal, a first channel terminal, and a second channel terminal, wherein the control terminal is configured to receive a modulation signal, the first channel terminal is configured to generate a driving signal according to the modulation signal, and the second channel terminal is coupled to a fixed voltage; and a load comprising: a first terminal; a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first channel terminal of the transistor and the second terminal is coupled to the fixed voltage; a laser diode configured to emit a light according to the driving signal; and a first capacitor coupled to the laser diode, configured to isolate a DC current on the first terminal of the transistor.

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Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Konstantin P Petrov