High speed, high current pulsed driver circuit

Title: High speed, high current pulsed driver circuit

Various technologies presented herein relate to driving a LED such that the LED emits short duration pulses of light. This is accomplished by driving the LED with short duration, high amplitude current pulses. When the LED is driven by short duration, high amplitude current pulses, the LED emits light at a greater amplitude compared to when the LED is driven by continuous wave current.

Inventors:: Carlen, Christopher R.

Issue Date:: 2017-03-21

OSTI Identifier:: 1347533

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation SNL-A

Patent Number(s):: 9,603,210

Application Number:: 14/998,101

Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Dec 24

Research Org:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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