Fast rise time, long pulse width, kilohertz repetition rate Q -switch driver

We describe a versatile Pockels cell Q -switch driver that can generate high voltage electrical pulses having both fast rise times and long duration, with a repetition rate in excess of 1 kHz . The circuit is simple and easily adaptable to most types of Q -switched lasers and regenerative amplifiers...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2007-07, Vol.78 (7), p.073108-073108-2
Main Authors: Rutten, Thomas P., Wild, Neville, Veitch, Peter J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Lasers
Reproducibility of Results
Semiconductors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation
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Summary:We describe a versatile Pockels cell Q -switch driver that can generate high voltage electrical pulses having both fast rise times and long duration, with a repetition rate in excess of 1 kHz . The circuit is simple and easily adaptable to most types of Q -switched lasers and regenerative amplifiers.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.2757474