发明名称 |
Means/method for generating a laser drive signal |
摘要 |
A driver for driving a light generator for generating light, comprising a digitalto-analog converter (DAC) having a data input, a data output for generating an analog signal, a first multiplexer (MUX 1 ) for cyclic selection of a number of data levels corresponding to desired intensity levels of the light and for coupling the data levels to the data input; a de multiplexer (DE-MUX) synchronized with the first multiplexer (MUX1) for de-multiplexing the analog signal into a set of analog signals; memory means for temporarily storing the set of analog signals; and a second multiplexer (MUX 2 ) for selection of the stored set of analog signals and for generating a drive signal (IL) for the light generator. The memory means is preferably implemented by a set of capacitors (C 1 -C 8 ). Usually, for instance in an optical disc drive, the light generator is implemented by a laser (L<SUB>s</SUB>). In this situation the data input of the digital-to-analog converter comprises a threshold data input part; a delta data input part; a threshold gain reference input associated with the threshold data input part; and a delta gain reference input associated with the delta data input part. So in fact the DAC is split into two parts (DAC 1 and DAC 2 ) for separate threshold power and delta power control of the laser (LS).
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申请公布号 |
US2007096963(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2007.05.03 |
申请号 |
US20040560678 |
申请日期 |
2004.06.16 |
申请人 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. |
发明人 |
DE BOER BART M.;VAN DEN HOMBERG JOHANNES ALDEGONDA T.M.;IMMINK ALBERT H.J. |
分类号 |
H03M1/66;G11B7/0045;G11B7/006;G11B7/125;H01S5/042 |
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H03M1/66 |
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