Patent ID: 9153939
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H01S

Abstract:
1. A method for triggering data acquisition in a semiconductor laser having one or more known perturbances in a data path, the method comprising: outputting electromagnetic energy from the semiconductor laser over a range of wavelengths according to a signaling path, wherein the signaling path includes a plurality of discrete data inputs to the semiconductor laser for outputting electromagnetic energy over a range of wavelengths and the signaling path includes one or more perturbances in transitioning from one wavelength to another wavelength along the signaling path; generating a series of triggering signals for input to a measurement system by the semiconductor laser, wherein the series of triggering signals include a non-uniform period between at least a first triggering signal and an adjacent second triggering signal, and the non-uniform period corresponds to at least one perturbance; and detecting the electromagnetic energy output from the semiconductor laser based on the series of triggering signals.