| ??? 04/02/10 16:45 Read: times |
#174783 - never say never Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Put a cap of about 100n...1µF in parallel to the laser diode to prevent short overvoltages. It allows the laser diode to smoothly turn-on, when "hard" connecting the supply voltage to this arrangement and is a certain protection against ESD too, when handling the laser diode. This cap should never be omitted.
This cap should be omitted if the diode is to be modulated Erik |
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