Source intensity adjustment apparatus for optical channel

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PATENT NO 5015836
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07475330

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An improved design for an optical encoder with a compensation feedback signal for compensating for effects of time and temperature on the photoemission characteristics of the encoder's light source. By using a current mirror, the photodiodes which normally provide only the data signal now provide both the data signal and the compensation feedback signal, thereby eliminating the need for a separate, dedicated photodiode for the compensation feedback signal. This results in eliminating the necessity of matching the electrical operating characteristics of the data photodiodes to those of a compensation feedback photodiode. This further results in eliminating the large die area required for including a compensation feedback photodiode in an integrated circuit design.

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BEI ELECTRONICS INC111 SUTTER STREET SUITE 600 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104

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Van, Antwerp Joel C Bullard, TX 6 172

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