Configurable pulsed laser diode driver

An apparatus, comprising:

• a clock terminal operable to receive a clock signal;
• a plurality of configuration terminals operable to receive configuration data;
• a plurality of charging terminals, a first charging terminal of the plurality of charging terminals being directly electrically connected to a first source capacitor of a first resonant circuit, the first resonant circuit comprising the first source capacitor, a first inductor, and a first bypass capacitor;
• and
• a plurality of drive terminals, each drive terminal being directly electrically connected to an anode or cathode of a plurality of laser diodes or to ground;
• wherein:
• the first inductor has a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal of the first inductor being operable to receive a charging voltage from the first charging terminal of the plurality of charging terminals;
• the first source capacitor has a first terminal directly electrically connected to the first terminal of the first inductor and a second terminal electrically coupled to ground;
• the first bypass capacitor has a first terminal directly electrically connected to the second terminal of the first inductor and a second terminal directly electrically connected to the second terminal of the first source capacitor;
• and
• the apparatus is operable to control a current flow through the first resonant circuit to produce high-current pulses through the plurality of laser diodes, the high-current pulses corresponding to a peak current of a resonant waveform developed at respective anodes of the plurality of laser diodes, a timing of the high-current pulses being synchronized using the clock signal.