Buying Pockels Cell Drivers
Pockels cell drivers are used for applications like active Q-switching, mode locking, cavity dumping, regenerative amplification, and pulse picking in laser systems. They must be carefully matched to the specific requirements of the application.
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Aspects to Consider Before Buying
Some aspects to consider before buying Pockels cell drivers: voltage range, voltage stability, bandwidth (for given load capacitance), compatibility with Pockels cells, input voltage requirements, adjustable gain range, thermal management, operational stability, housing durability, environmental resilience, ease of integration.
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Find Suppliers for Pockels Cell Drivers
21 suppliers for Pockels cell drivers are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 4 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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OEM Electronics for the Generation and Detection of Laser Light Analog Modules, Inc.126 Baywood Avenue Longwood, FL 32750 United States See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 2027)! |
AMI’s line of Pockels cell drivers employs MOSFET technology which provides excellent noise immunity and a smooth output waveform. AMI’s OEM drivers offer reliable, high voltage pulsing in compact surface mount modules. These drivers include an internal high voltage power supply and provide a monitor to observe the high voltage output amplitude prior to the pulse. AMI’s Pockels cell drivers meet the stringent reliability requirements for medical and industrial applications. |
Your reliable partner for photonics innovations! EKSMA Optics, UABDvarcioniu St. 2B LT-10233 Vilnius Lithuania See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 657)! |
EKSMA Optics has Pockels cell drivers designed for a wide range of applications and operating modes: pulse selection, Q-switching, cavity dumping, CW beam chopping and burst modes. The drivers are available for various output voltages, repetition rates and rise/fall times of the high voltage pulses. |
Advanced laser technologies EKSPLASavanoriu Av. 237 02300 Vilnius Lithuania See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 649)! |
Range of drivers for Pockels cells are fast HV switches designed to load and unload capacitance of Pockels cell with several nanosecond edges. |
Lasers, Optics, Electronics. Made in Germany. ALPHALAS GmbHBertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5 37085 Göttingen Germany |
Using a variety of techniques for generating high-voltage pulses with nanosecond and subnanosecond rise/fall times, ALPHALAS provides advanced Pockels cell drivers, pulse pickers, nanosecond and subnanosecond high-voltage generators. The applications include but are not limited to: active Q-switching, cavity dumping, amplitude and phase modulation, pulse slicing, time-of-flight measurements and others. The HVS series high-voltage switches can operate at up-to 10 kV and at frequencies up to the 100-kHz range. Customer-specific devices for higher voltages or special applications can also be provided. Single-switch and push-pull configurations are available as standard devices or customized designs. Complete setups of high-voltage switches with Pockels cells and high-voltage power supplies can be delivered either from stock or with short lead times. |
Other Suppliers | |
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Bergmann Messgeraete Entwicklung KG Germany | |
Electro Optical Components, Inc. United States | |
G&H United Kingdom | |
Highland Technology, Inc. United States | |
IL Photonics Israel | |
Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories Inc. United States | |
Kentech Instruments Ltd. United Kingdom | |
Mountain Photonics GmbH Germany | |
Nano-Giga France | |
New Age Instruments & Materials India | |
nortus Optronic GmbH Germany | |
Pegasus Optik GmbH Germany | |
Pro-Lite Technology Ltd United Kingdom | |
Qubig GmbH Germany | |
Sintec Optronics Pte Ltd (HQ) Singapore | |
Sydor Instruments LLC United States | |
Tokyo Instruments, Inc. Japan |