Fast, Versatile Pockels Cell Driver
Abstract
Vacuum planar triodes, normally used in S-Band radar applications, can also serve as excellent switch tubes in fast, low jitter pulse generators. Laser systems have need of such generators for driving Pockels cells. Development work in this area has resulted in three successive driver designs. The present two-chassis unit will serve as a standard driver in the Nova and Novette laser systems. This assembly is capable of driving nine kilovolts into 75 ohms with three nanoseconds risetime and less than 100 picoseconds short term jitter. Rise and fall times of approximately two nanoseconds are available at half output voltage swing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA638152
Entities
People
- D. C. Downs
- D. J. Kuizenga
- J. A. Oicles
Organizations
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory