HVP50/80 High Voltage Pockels Cell Q-Switch Driver
| Step Pulse Generator | HVP 50/80 |
| Output Pulse | Voltage Range | 1 - 8 kV |
| Maximum Output current | 200 A |
| Electrical Falltime | < 3 ns |
| Recovery Time | 100 µs exponential |
| Output Impedance | 50 W |
| Maximum on time at maximum current |
200 ns |
| Maximum Repitition rate | 100Hz |
| Minimum Pulse Width | 10 ns |
| External Trigger Input | |
| Amplitude | -3 V to + 3 V |
| Polarity of Leading Edge | Positive or Negative |
| Input Impedance | 50 ohm |
| Minimum Internal Delay | 40 ns |
| Sync Output | |
| Amplitude | ³ 3 V into 50 ohms |
| Jitter wrt High Voltage Pulse | 100 ps |
| Internal Rate Generator | |
| Repetition Rate | 0.1 Hz - 100 Hz |
| Pulse Terminating Load (designed to correctly terminate a 50 ohm coaxial cable) |
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| AC Impedance | 50 ohms nominal |
| Cabinet | |
| Volume (W x D x H) | 330 x 330 x 100 mm |
| Weight | 4 kg |
| Environmental Temperature | |
| Range | 0°C - 40°°C |
| Supply | |
| Mains Voltage @ 50 or 60 Hz | 120 or 240 V ± 10% |
| Power | 50W |
| Enable Input | |
| Removal of a short circuit will prevent operation | |
Applications
| Q-switching | Q-switching Opening Times | < 3 ns |
| Pulse Slicing | Optical Switching Time | < 3 ns |
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Pulse Picking Using 4 - Terminal EO Modulator |
Cable length (50 ohm, 100 pF/m) | 2 m - 4 m |
| Cable Delay | 5 ns / m | |
| Pulse Width | 10 ns - 20 ns | |
| Optical Risetime | < 3 ns | |
| Optical Falltime | < 3 ns |
Note: The HVP generator can be supplied giving a output pulse of fixed length between 10 - 100 ns set.
