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调节数模转换芯片DA2,使其输出电压达到最大的2.5V。采用电压测量法,测量采样电阻R1两侧的电压,然后除以R1的阻值计算恒流源的输出电流。电路预热5min,测量15min的电压强度,采样间隔为1s。测量结果如图 4所示。从结果可知,恒流精度可达0.005%。
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利用本文中所研制的驱动电路,对两种不同波长的激光二极管进行了测试。一种是QPHOTONICS公司的830nm激光器,型号是QSDM-830-2;另外一种是JDS Uniphase公司的1550nm激光器,型号是CQF915/408-19350。测试时,两种激光器分别开机预热5min后,测量15min稳定性,采样间隔为1s。
测量时,由于半导体激光器对温度非常敏感,为了避免激光器发热及环境温度变化的影响[5, 12, 16],均外接了温控电路,利用激光器内部的半导体加热制冷片对器件进行恒温控制,使温度稳定在25℃。
根据GB/T 15313[17], 输出功率不稳定度ΔP是描述激光光源稳定性的重要参量,其计算公式为:
$ {\Delta _P} = \frac{{2\Delta {P_\sigma }}}{P} $
(1) 式中, ΔPσ是激光输出功率变化的标准差,P是激光输出功率的平均值。
在工作范围之内,光敏二极管PD的线性度极好[18],可以认为激光输出功率正比于激光二极管的PD反馈电流,所以可以通过测量激光二极管的PD反馈电流通过运放放大之后的电压变化来测量激光输出功率的稳定性。测量电压所用的测量仪器是Keithley2000,是一款6 1/2位数字万用表。
测试结果如图 5所示。830nm激光二极管的输出功率不稳定度为0.048%;1550nm激光二极管的输出功率不稳定度为0.046%,实现了光源的稳定输出。
多路半导体激光器驱动电路设计
Design of driving circuit of multi-channel semiconductor laser
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摘要: 为了可切换多个半导体激光器,实现分时工作,并降低驱动电路的体积,采用多路选择开关和多路模拟开关,实现激光二极管和光敏二极管的切换,通过设置数模转换芯片不同工作点电压,实现了一种可以驱动多路不同型号激光二极管的电路。进行了理论分析和实验验证,取得了长时间稳定性测试数据。结果表明,电路恒流输出精度可达0.005%,驱动830nm激光二极管的输出功率不稳定度为0.048%,驱动1550nm激光二极管的输出功率不稳定度为0.046%,实现了光源的稳定输出。这一结果对实现小体积的多路半导体激光器驱动电路设计是有帮助的。Abstract: In order to switch multiple semiconductor lasers, realize time-sharing work, and reduce the volume of driving circuit, multi-channel selection switch and multi-channel analog switch was used to switch laser diode and photodiode. Different working voltages were set by digital to analog conversion chip. A circuit that can drive multiple different types of laser diodes was achieved. After theoretical analysis and experimental verification, stability test data with long time were obtained. The results indicate that, the output precision of constant current circuit can reach 0.005%, the instability of output power of laser diode with 830nm is 0.048%, and the instability of output power of laser diode with 1550nm is 0.046%. A stable light source is achieved. This result is helpful for the design of small volume drive circuit of multi channel semiconductor lasers.
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Key words:
- laser technique /
- semiconductor laser /
- constant current driver /
- analog switch
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