Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 21, 2114001(2021)

Design of a Narrow Pulse Laser Drive Circuit with Adjustable Pulse Width

Ruifeng Zhang* and Jiamin Cui
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  • School of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Aiming at the problem that the pulse width range of the driving circuit with nanosecond pulse width in semiconductor lasers is small and cannot be adjusted, a design scheme of a narrow pulse laser driving circuit with adjustable pulse width is proposed. According to the field programmable logic gate array (FPGA) technology and the working principle of the semiconductor laser, a general model of the semiconductor laser drive circuit is built, and simulation and experimental analysis are performed. Taking FPGA development board as the control core, using high-speed metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) drive chip DE375 as a switch to achieve precise control of the drive power and semiconductor laser. The output pulse current amplitude of the circuit can reach 40 A, pulse width is 5-200 ns, repetition frequency is 0-50 kHz, and rising edge width is less than 5 ns, which effectively improves the function of the semiconductor laser drive circuit.

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 26, 2021

    Accepted: Mar. 9, 2021

    Published Online: Nov. 17, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhang Ruifeng (zhangruifeng@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.2114001

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