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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Miyagi, JP;
Shunsuke Kono, Miyagi, JP;
Tomoyuki Oki, Miyagi, JP;
Masao Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Miyajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Miyagi, JP;
Shunsuke Kono, Miyagi, JP;
Tomoyuki Oki, Miyagi, JP;
Masao Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Miyajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tohoku University, Miyagi, JP;
Abstract
An ultrashort pulse/ultra-high power laser diode with a simple structure and configuration is provided. In a method of driving a laser diode, the laser diode is driven by a pulse current which is 10 or more times higher than a threshold current value. The width of the pulse current is preferably 10 nanoseconds or less, and the value of the pulse current is specifically 0.4 amperes or over.