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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masayuki Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/13 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/13 ;
Abstract
In a laser diode driving method, a bias current set about the light emission threshold current of a laser diode, and a pulse current for causing the laser diode to emit light are adjusted in accordance with the ambient temperature. The laser diode is driven by a current prepared by superposing the bias current and the pulse current, thereby controlling the optical output and extinction ratio of the laser diode at a constant level. A laser diode driving circuit is also disclosed.