Light element array with controllable current sources and method of operation

A method for operating an light element array, the light element array including a first light emitting element having first and second terminals, a second light emitting element having a first terminal coupled to a first power supply rail and a second terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first light element, a third light emitting element having a first terminal coupled to the first terminal of the first light emitting element and a second terminal coupled to a second power supply rail, a first current source coupled between the first terminal of the first light emitting element and the first terminal of the second light emitting element, and a second current source coupled between the second terminal of the first light emitting element and the second terminal of the third light emitting element, the method comprising:

• activating the first light emitting element, comprising:
• controlling said first current source to output a first current I1;
• and
• controlling said second current source to output a second current I2,
• wherein said first and second currents I1 and I2 output by said first and second current sources supply the first light emitting element with current sufficient to achieve at least a first operating voltage (Vop1) at which point the first light emitting element becomes substantially operable to emit light.