The new EO and AO Q-Switches from Artifex Engineering are compact, high quality units at OEM pricing. Highlights: - Low insertion loss
- High damage threshold
- Cost efficient
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The full data sheets may be downloaded as a pdf file (674kB) here. | In addition to single components, we will gladly provide functional subunits according to your needs. For example, we can supply a waveplate bias retarder, EO Q-switch and polarizer mounted together in a single drop-in unit. Please contact us with your requirements. |  |
Pockels cell: These devices contain an electro-optic crystal using the Pockels effect. A voltage applied across the crystal generates birefringence, causing linearly polarized light propagating through the crystal to be resolved into two orthogonal vectors. The change in retardation between the two vectors (ellipticity) is proportional to the magnitude of the electrical field. A crossed polarizer analyzes the output beam, resulting in intensity modulation. Sub nanosecond response times can be realized. |
