Patent ID: 11860046
Assignee: ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the temperature includes:
calculating the temperature according to the equation of, T
  =
  
   
    q
    
     n
     ⁢
     k
    
   
   ⁢
   
    
     
      V
      
       D
       ⁢
       1
      
     
     -
     
      V
      
       D
       ⁢
       3
      
     
     -
     
      
       
        
         V
         1
        
        -
        
         V
         3
        
        -
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          1
         
        
        +
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          3
         
        
       
       
        
         V
         2
        
        -
        
         V
         3
        
        -
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          2
         
        
        +
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          3
         
        
       
      
      ⁢
      
       (
       
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          2
         
        
        -
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          3
         
        
       
       )
      
     
    
    
     
      ln
      ⁡
      (
      
       
        
         V
         1
        
        -
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          1
         
        
       
       
        
         V
         3
        
        -
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          3
         
        
       
      
      )
     
     -
     
      
       
        
         V
         1
        
        -
        
         V
         3
        
        -
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          1
         
        
        +
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          3
         
        
       
       
        
         V
         2
        
        -
        
         V
         3
        
        -
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          2
         
        
        +
        
         V
         
          D
          ⁢
          3
         
        
       
      
      ⁢
      
       ln
       ⁡
       (
       
        
         
          V
          2
         
         -
         
          V
          
           D
           ⁢
           2
          
         
        
        
         
          V
          3
         
         -
         
          V
          
           D
           ⁢
           3
          
         
        
       
       ), based on the first voltage (V1), the second voltage (V2), the third voltage (V3), the first measured voltage (VD1), the second measured voltage (VD2), and the third measured voltage (VD3), wherein ‘q’ is the charge of an electron, ‘n’ is the ideality factor of the diode, and k is the Boltzmann's constant.