Many laser diode manufacturers supply application notes which suggest control circuits to drive their laser diodes. As an example, Figure 1 shows a typical discrete APC 1 laser diode driver solution ...

[Les] from [Les’ Lab] has designed a driver for laser diodes up to 10 watts, and decided to show us how it operates, tells us what we should keep in mind when designing such a driver, and tal… ...

In the complete circuit, Figure 4 , the ISL58837 laser-diode driver has four current-amplifier channels and their current gains are determined by the serial resisters connected to IINR, IIN2, IIN3, ...

With the aid of an integrated monitor photodiode such laser diodes provide 5mW or 7mW output power with stable operation up to 70°C. The devices can even be offered in a very small 3.3mm TO-can ...

Contains various protection circuits such as laser diode overcurrent and short detection, thermal shutdown and photodiode overcurrent detection. The device has passed the AEC-Q100 (Grade 2) compatible ...

iC-Haus laser diode drivers provide fast switching, avoid overshooting by patented circuits, and feature various monitoring safety functions. They offer an extensive range of laser diode driver iCs ...

Adding to the PLD-CH chassis-mount series linear laser diode drivers is a 12.5A model, the PLD12.5K-CH.

Small and powerful laser diodes are getting cheaper and cheaper, and there are a few commercial products that give anyone the ability to cut paper and vinyl with a computer-controlled cutting machine.