A Sub-ns Integrated CMOS Laser Driver With Configurable Laser Pulses for Time-of-Flight Applications
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DOI: 10.1109/jsen.2018.2850742
Abstract: An integrated pulsed laser driver in a 0.18- $\mu \text{m}$ CMOS technology has been developed for generating configurable and stable laser diode pulses for time-of-flight applications. The duration of the output optical laser pulses can… read more here.
Keywords: laser driver; laser; pulses time; time flight ... See more keywords
Long-Term Stability Improvement of Opto-Electronic Oscillators via Laser Driver Current Control
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DOI: 10.1109/lpt.2024.3509637
Abstract: A practical frequency stabilization method for opto-electronic oscillators (OEOs) using an Adaptive Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller with Trend-based Adjustment (APTA) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The method dynamically adjusts the laser driver current of the distributed… read more here.
Keywords: driver current; laser driver; electronic oscillators; opto electronic ... See more keywords
High-Frequency Pulsed Laser Driver Using Complementary GaN HEMTs
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DOI: 10.1109/tpel.2024.3402147
Abstract: This article attempts to disclose a high-efficiency laser driver that controls laser sources for high-frequency light detection and ranging (LiDAR) applications. The specific LiDAR requisites encompass a 20-MHz laser repetition rate, a 10-ns pulse duration,… read more here.
Keywords: laser; transistor; efficiency; laser driver ... See more keywords
A 56-Gb/s, 6.3-pJ/bit PAM-4 DFB Laser Driver Incorporating Asymmetric Equalization and Integrated CDR in 28 nm CMOS
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DOI: 10.1109/tvlsi.2025.3578353
Abstract: This article presents a 56-Gb/s distributed feedback (DFB) laser driver integrated with a PAM-4 clock and data recovery (CDR). A mixed-signal digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is adopted for power-efficient linear driving. With the help of the… read more here.
Keywords: laser driver; integrated cdr; dfb laser; equalization ... See more keywords
One-joule 500-Hz cryogenic Yb:YAG laser driver of composite thin-disk design.
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DOI: 10.1364/assl.2018.atu6a.1
Abstract: We present results on the development of a cryogenic Yb:YAG multi-pass laser amplifier based on a composite thin-disk design and demonstrate one-joule, diffraction limited, chirped 234-ps pulses with 50% optical-to-optical efficiency. High beam quality was… read more here.
Keywords: laser driver; thin disk; composite thin; disk design ... See more keywords