Frequently Asked Questions

The PCD-041 Pockels Cell Driver is used for generating high-voltage quasi-rectangular pulses with nanosecond rising and falling edges. It is suitable for ultrafast optical beam modulation and deflection, control of laser regenerative amplifiers, and pulse pickers.

In the PCD-041 model, the HV pulse duration is determined by the duration of the trigger pulse at connector X3. In the PCD-041T model, it is determined by the delay between the rises of trigger pulses at X3 and X4. In the PCD-041P model, the duration is controlled by an internal trimmer RV2.

The distinctive features include quasi-rectangular high voltage pulses, nanosecond rise and fall times, controlled pulse duration, pulse jitter less than 200 psec, a built-in pulsed high voltage source, pulse amplitude adjustment by trimmer or external analog signal, an additional output signal for HV pulse amplitude measurement, and a low voltage power supply of 12V.

The pulse repetition rate of the PCD-041 can go up to 2000 Hz.

The output high voltage amplitude ranges are as follows: PCD-041-5800: 4400 ÷ 5800 V, PCD-041-4800: 3600 ÷ 4800 V, PCD-041-3800: 2600 ÷ 3800 V, PCD-041-2800: 1800 ÷ 2800 V, PCD-041-2000: 1300 ÷ 2000 V.

The maximum pulsed current for the PCD-041 is 20 A.

The high-voltage pulse rise and fall times for the PCD-041 are between 1 and 3 nanoseconds.

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