Timeline for answer to How can I make a regular laser diode pulse in the nanosecond range? by WhatRoughBeast
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| Jun 29, 2025 at 0:58 | comment | added | WhatRoughBeast | @llama - Yeah, I think you might get something like a factor of two increase for a very short pulse. But the point was that any limit increase is going to be far, far less than simply assuming you can keep the average current constant, and I just wanted to head that one off at the pass. | |
| Jun 28, 2025 at 16:42 | comment | added | llama | You can't gain much from overdriving a laser diode on a low duty cycle, the timescale of damage occurring is closer to optical than what you usually think of as thermal. Most of the physics happens in a ~100 nm thick layer. | |
| Jun 28, 2025 at 13:51 | history | answered | WhatRoughBeast | CC BY-SA 4.0 |