Lossless KD*P Pockels Cell for High-Power Q-Switching
Voltage contrast ratios up to 15000:1
Lowest loss Pockels cells with 99% grade KD*P developed in-house
Long and proven lifetime, 2 years guarantee
20 year experience servicing the most demanding laser applications with KD*P and KDP including large aperture Pockels cell (dia>20 mm) for high power laser system (e.g. ICF)
KDP, KD*P, KTP, RTP, BBO, and LN are grown by WISOPTIC in-house
Being purchased and trusted by dozens of laser companies worldwide
The EO Q-switch (Pockels cell) is an electro-optic device in which the crystal
produces linear changes in the birefringence of the crystal (in contrast
to the Kerr Effect, which is quadratic with E).
Pockels cells are essential components in various optical devices such
as Q-switches for lasers, free space electro-optical modulators, free
space switches.
WISOPTIC use highly deuterated DKDP (KD*P) crystal (D%>99%) to make high quality Q-switches with high laser induced damage threshold. These devices can rapidly and precisely control the laser output polarization direction as a function of applied voltage. Some of our Q-switches have wedged windows to ensure 0° offset and to minimize back reflections.
Clear Aperture | 8 mm | 10 mm | 12 mm | 13 mm |
Single Pass Insertion Loss | < 2% @1064 nm | |||
Intrinsic Contrast Ratio | > 5000:1 @1064 nm | |||
Voltage Contrast Ratio | > 2000:1 @1064 nm | |||
Wavefront Distortion | < l/6@ 633 nm | |||
DC Capacitance | < 4.5 pF | < 5.0 pF | < 5.5 pF | < 8.0 pF |
DC Quarter Wave Voltage | 3200 +/- 200 V @1064 nm | |||
Single Pass Transmission | > 98.5% | |||
Laser Damage Thereshold | 750 MW/cm2 [AR coating@1064nm,10ns,10Hz] |