[특허]Laser diode driver with variable input voltage and variable diode string voltage

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	H01S-005/042 H01S-005/40
출원번호	US-0960515 (2015-12-07)
등록번호	US-9601904 (2017-03-21)
발명자 / 주소	Stiffler, Robert F. Ortiz, Joe A. Todd, Philip C. Lazar, James
출원인 / 주소	RAYTHEON COMPANY
대리인 / 주소	Cantor Colburn LLP
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 0 인용 특허 : 97

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A high-power laser system includes a plurality of cascaded diode drivers, a pump source, and a laser element. The diode drivers are configured to generate a continuous driver signal. The pump source is configured to generate radiated energy in response to the continuous driver signal. The laser element is disposed downstream from the pump source and is configured to generate a laser beam in response to stimulation via the radiated energy. The high-power laser system further includes an electronic controller configured to output at least one driver signal that operates the plurality of diode drivers at a fixed frequency. The at least one driver signal operates a first cascade diode driver among the plurality of diode drivers 90 degrees out of phase with respect to a second cascade diode driver among the plurality of diode drivers.

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1. A high-power laser system, comprising: a plurality of cascaded diode drivers connected in a parallel with one another to generate a continuous driver signal, each diode driver comprising: a buck regulator circuit in signal communication with an input power supply to convert an input voltage into a regulated output signal; andan isolated series resonant DC to DC converter in signal communication with the buck regulator circuit;a pump source in signal communication with the plurality of diode drivers and configured to generate radiated energy in response to the continuous driver signal;a laser element disposed downstream from the pump source, the laser element configured to generate a laser beam in response to stimulation via the radiated energy; andan electronic controller in signal communication with the plurality of diode drivers, the controller configured to output at least one driver signal that operates the plurality of diode drivers at a fixed frequency,wherein the at least one driver signal operates a first cascade diode driver among the plurality of diode drivers 90 degrees out of phase with respect to a second cascade diode driver among the plurality of diode drivers, wherein the isolated series resonant DC to DC converter operates the controller at the fixed frequency, and the isolated series resonant DC to DC converter includes a resonance tank circuit that operates at or near the resonance frequency, andwherein the buck regulator circuit comprises: a switching unit including a plurality of switches in signal communication with the input power supply and configured to convert the input voltage having a first voltage into the regulated output signal supplied to each isolated resonant series DC to DC converter;an energy recycling unit configured to absorb energy from the switching unit so as to reduce switching losses of the buck regulator circuit. 2. The high-power laser system of claim 1, wherein the energy recycling unit further comprises: a turn-on snubber circuit configured to absorb a full voltage applied to the switching unit so as to control the rise in current through the switching unit in response to a switch activation event; anda turn-off snubber circuit configured to receive current from the switching unit and the turn-on snubber circuit in response to a switch de-activation event. 3. The high-power laser system of claim 2, wherein the controller generates regulator switch control signals that activate the regulator switches in the switching unit in an alternating manner at a fixed frequency. 4. The high-power laser system of claim 1, wherein the isolated resonant series DC to DC converter comprises: a switching unit connected to the buck regulator circuit to generate a square wave voltage that is approximately equal in amplitude to the input voltage based on the regulated output signal; anda rectifier circuit that converts the square wave into a rectified square wave,wherein the resonant tank circuit is connected between the switching unit and the rectifier so as to operate the switching unit at the resonance frequency defined by the resonant tank circuit. 5. The high-power laser system of claim 4, wherein the resonant tank circuit is an LC resonant tank circuit including a resonating capacitor connected in series with a resonating inductor to define the resonance frequency. 6. The high-power laser system of claim 4, wherein the switching unit includes a plurality of semiconductor switches connected to define a full-bridge switching unit. 7. The high-power laser system of claim 4, wherein the rectifier circuit includes a plurality of diodes connected to form a full-wave rectifier. 8. A method of controlling a high-power laser system, the method comprising: generating a continuous driver signal via a plurality of cascaded diode drivers connected in a parallel with one another, each diode driver comprising: a buck regulator circuit including a switching unit in signal communication with an input power supply; andan isolated resonant DC to DC converter in signal communication with the buck regulator circuit;converting, via the switching unit, an input voltage having a first voltage into a regulated output signal that is supplied to each isolated resonant series DC to DC converter;operating the plurality of diode drivers at a fixed frequency, via the isolated resonant DC to DC converter, and operating the isolated resonant DC to DC converter at the resonance frequency via a resonant tank circuit; andabsorbing energy from the switching unit so as to reduce switching losses of the buck regulator circuit,wherein a first cascade diode driver among the plurality of diode drivers is activated 90 degrees out of phase with respect to a second cascade diode driver among the plurality of diode drivers. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the energy recycling further comprises: absorbing a full voltage applied to the switching unit so as to control the rise in current in response to a switch activation event; anda turn-off snubber circuit configured to receive energy stored in the switching unit and the turn-on snubber circuit in response to a switch de-activation event. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising activating the regulator switches in an alternating manner at a fixed frequency. 11. The method of claim 8, further comprising: generating a square wave having voltage that is approximately equal in amplitude to the input voltage based on the regulated output signal;converting the square wave into a rectified square wave; andoperating the switching unit at the resonance frequency.

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