Optical driver arrangement, comprising: - a sum and hold stage having an input for receiving a sensor signal generated by a light sensor or a signal derived from the sensor signal, - a comparator having a first input for receiving a sensed output signal and being coupled to an output of the sum and hold stage, a second input for receiving a reference signal and a comparator output for providing a comparator signal, and - a pulse generator having a control input coupled to the comparator output and a generator output for providing a driver signal to a light source, wherein the driver signal comprises a series of at least one pulse and a parameter of the driver signal is controlled by the comparator signal, wherein the light source emits light depending on the driver signal, emitted light is reflected by a target and a portion of reflected light is detected by the light sensor that generates the sensor signal, wherein the optical driver arrangement comprises a digital-to-analog converter having an output that is coupled to the second input of the comparator for providing the reference signal to the second input of the comparator, wherein the pulse generator comprises a control output that is coupled to an input of the digital-to-analog converter, wherein the reference signal is a function of a number of pulses of the series of at least one pulse and the reference signal is increased after each pulse of the series of at least one pulse, and wherein an increase of an energy amount of the light emitted by the light source during the series of at least one pulse is stopped, when the sensed output signal is higher than the reference signal, and wherein the optical driver arrangement further comprises: the light sensor for generating the sensor signal and being coupled to the input of the sum and hold stage, the light source for receiving the driver signal and being coupled to the generator output of the pulse generator. - a sum and hold stage having an input for receiving a sensor signal generated by a light sensor or a signal derived from the sensor signal, - a comparator having a first input for receiving a sensed output signal and being coupled to an output of the sum and hold stage, a second input for receiving a reference signal and a comparator output for providing a comparator signal, and - a pulse generator having a control input coupled to the comparator output and a generator output for providing a driver signal to a light source, wherein the driver signal comprises a series of at least one pulse and a parameter of the driver signal is controlled by the comparator signal, wherein the light source emits light depending on the driver signal, emitted light is reflected by a target and a portion of reflected light is detected by the light sensor that generates the sensor signal, wherein the optical driver arrangement comprises a digital-to-analog converter having an output that is coupled to the second input of the comparator for providing the reference signal to the second input of the comparator, wherein the pulse generator comprises a control output that is coupled to an input of the digital-to-analog converter, wherein the reference signal is a function of a number of pulses of the series of at least one pulse and the reference signal is increased after each pulse of the series of at least one pulse, and wherein an increase of an energy amount of the light emitted by the light source during the series of at least one pulse is stopped, when the sensed output signal is higher than the reference signal, and wherein the optical driver arrangement further comprises: the light sensor for generating the sensor signal and being coupled to the input of the sum and hold stage, the light source for receiving the driver signal and being coupled to the generator output of the pulse generator. the light sensor for generating the sensor signal and being coupled to the input of the sum and hold stage, the light source for receiving the driver signal and being coupled to the generator output of the pulse generator.