Patent ID: 7924893

Claim:
A laser system for switching from a current operating point to a new operating point of a laser, the laser system comprising: a laser configured to operate at a plurality of wavelengths, and while operating at a given one of the wavelengths, to operate at a plurality of operating points, wherein a plurality of settings define, at least in part, operation of the laser; a feedback loop configured to adjust one or more of the settings of the laser based on a reference value; a source channel and a destination channel; and a processor and program instructions that are stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by the processor to: transfer one or more adjustments caused to the settings of the laser by the feedback loop from the source channel to the destination channel; and utilise a compensation factor based on the source and destination channels to adjust one or more destination channel settings to thereby switch from current operating point of the laser to new operating point of the laser, wherein the compensation value includes compensation for thermal effects of the laser.