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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1992

Filed:

Jul. 31, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

Yutaka Tsuchiya, Hamamatsu, JP;

Hironori Takahashi, Hamamatsu, JP;

Takuya Nakamura, Hamamatsu, JP;

Assignee:

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Shizuoka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 25 ; 372 26 ; 372 29 ; 372 30 ; 372 31 ; 372 38 ; 359180 ; 359181 ;
Abstract

A low noise pulsed light source using a laser diode for generating a short pulsed light of a high repetitive frequency. The low noise pulsed light source includes a laser diode drived by an electric pulse generator for emitting repetitive pulsed light; a current source for supplying a bias current to the laser diode; and a photodetector for detecting the repetitive pulsed light emitted from the laser diode; and control means. The control means modulates at least one of the bias current from the current source and the amplitude of a pulse signal generated from the electric pulse generator in accordance with an output signal from the photodetector such that the intensity of the pulsed light is kept unchanged and any noise involved in the same is reduced.


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