| 摘要 |
A power controller is provided which can control the emission power from a light source to follow an appropriate response property based on a target value. The power controller includes feedforward systems for allowing currents corresponding to target values set at target value setting units to be switched at a switching device and supplied as a power setting current to an adder. Also included are feedback systems for detecting the power of the laser beam emitted by a semiconductor laser serving as the light source and adjusting a feedback current to stabilize the deviation from the target values at a predetermined value. Further included are a switching device for allowing the target values to be switched and supplied to the aforementioned feedback systems, and the adder for adding a feedback current and the power setting current to thereby generate a drive current for driving the semiconductor laser. The switching devices are simultaneously switched upon changing the power of the laser beam in response to the target values, thereby implementing an appropriate response property allowing no ringing caused in the power upon the transient event.
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