摘要 |
A control circuit capable of accommodating individual characteristics and aging of laser diodes is provided. A laser diode control apparatus for controlling the light-emission output of a laser diode in accordance with temperature data, includes a driver circuit (12), connected to the laser diode, for supplying a drive current to the laser diode; a memory (18) capable of pre-storing respective drive current values appropriate under a plurality of temperature conditions for individual laser diodes; and a central processing unit (14), coupled to the memory, for controlling, via the driver circuit, the laser diode in accordance with the temperature data and the appropriate drive current value from the memory.
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