LASER CALIBRATION AND STABILIZATION ALGORITHM FOR MICROSCOPY DEVICE

A method, system, and computer program product for determining calibration parameters for controlling the intensity of a laser diode are provided. An example method may include determining a slope representing a relation of a change in a photodiode output value to an input current transmitted to the laser diode. In the example method, the photodiode output value is received from a monitoring photodiode positioned to receive light from the laser diode, wherein the photodiode output value corresponds to the intensity of light generated by the laser diode and received at the monitoring photodiode. The example method further includes selecting an operating photodiode output value based at least in part on the slope, wherein the operating photodiode output value corresponds to a target photodiode current at the monitoring photodiode during operation.