Driving light emissions according to a jitter specification in a laser mapping imaging system

A system comprising:

• an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation;
• an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation, wherein pixel data is read out during a readout period of the image sensor;
• a controller in electronic communication with the emitter and the image sensor;
• and
• a driver for driving emissions by the emitter based at least in part on a jitter specification, wherein the jitter specification comprises unpredictable time variation experienced by a component of the system;
• wherein at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises a laser mapping pattern;
• wherein the jitter specification is less than or equal to one or more of:
• one microsecond;
• fifty nanoseconds;
• a duration of time required for the image sensor to read out one line of the pixel array;
• a duration of time required for the image sensor to read out one pixel of the pixel array;
• 10% to 25% a duration of time required for the image sensor to read out all active pixels in the pixel array;
• or
• 10% to 25% a duration of the readout period of the image sensor.