Patent ID: 11955770
Assignee: LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A driver circuit for driving an optical load having an anode and a cathode, the driver circuit comprising:
a source;
a ground;
a first anode pad;
a first set of connecting elements to connect the first anode pad to the anode of the optical load;
a second anode pad that is separate from the first anode pad such that the second anode pad is not directly connected to the first anode pad;
a second set of connecting elements to connect the second anode pad to the anode of the optical load; and
a switch having an open state and a closed state,
wherein a first circuit path is connected from the source to the switch and includes, in order:
the first anode pad,
the first set of connecting elements,
the second set of connecting elements, and
the second anode pad,
wherein transitioning the switch from the open state to the closed state causes the first set of connecting elements and the second set of connecting elements to be charged through the first circuit path, and

wherein a second circuit path is to be connected from the source to the optical load and includes, in order:
the first anode pad, and
the first set of connecting elements,
wherein transitioning the switch from the closed state to the open state causes the first set of connecting elements to discharge through the second circuit path to provide an electrical pulse to the optical load.