The op-amp buffers this voltage and feeds it to the laser diode. The system stabilizes at an operating point determined by: The laser diode’s VI-intensity curve; The coupling efficiency between the ...

1. The circuit symbol for a diode, with the anode on the left and the cathode on the right. Conceptually, diodes are quite simple. But, they’re extremely useful because of their V-I curve, shown ...

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In the video below he shows us how he characterised his laser diode by plotting its VI curve on an oscilloscope, and identified its most linear region.