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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael R Slawson, Raleigh, NC (US);
James J Stiscia, Garner, NC (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Network Systems, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ; H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 38 ; 372 26 ; 372 29 ;
Abstract
Constant light output is provided by a laser diode over various temperatures or operating points by adjusting the bias current in accordance with a midpoint of a detected peak and a detected valley of an output power level and adjusting the modulation current amplitude in accordance with the difference between the detected peak and the detected valley output power.