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


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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]


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