A versatile electronic light shutter composed of a high speed switching circuit coupled with a lithium niobate Pockels cell Export

@article{citeulike:2440010, abstract = {A high speed electronic light shutter consisting of a lithium niobate Pockel cell and a high speed electronic switch is presented. The shutter can be used to switch a continuous laser beam either on or off in less than 40 ns and keep it in the preferred mode for a predetermined period of time ranging from milliseconds to about 10 s. In the electronic switching circuit the short switch-on time is achieved by utilising avalanche transistors. The switch is then held on for a predetermined time by transistors that are controlled by a CMOS dual monostable. The electronic switch has the advantages of being simple and easy to construct.}, author = {Mccann, J. F. and Pezy, J. and Wilsen, P.}, citeulike-article-id = {2440010}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/15/3/019}, doi = {10.1088/0022-3735/15/3/019}, journal = {Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments}, keywords = {electronics, fastswitch, pulsepicker}, number = {3}, pages = {322--324}, posted-at = {2008-02-28 06:08:48}, priority = {2}, title = {A versatile electronic light shutter composed of a high speed switching circuit coupled with a lithium niobate Pockels cell}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/15/3/019}, volume = {15}, year = {1982} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2440010 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2440010 N2 - A high speed electronic light shutter consisting of a lithium niobate Pockel cell and a high speed electronic switch is presented. The shutter can be used to switch a continuous laser beam either on or off in less than 40 ns and keep it in the preferred mode for a predetermined period of time ranging from milliseconds to about 10 s. In the electronic switching circuit the short switch-on time is achieved by utilising avalanche transistors. The switch is then held on for a predetermined time by transistors that are controlled by a CMOS dual monostable. The electronic switch has the advantages of being simple and easy to construct. IS - 3 JF - Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments EP - 324 TI - A versatile electronic light shutter composed of a high speed switching circuit coupled with a lithium niobate Pockels cell VL - 15 SP - 322 KW - electronics KW - fastswitch KW - pulsepicker AU - Mccann, JF AU - Pezy, J AU - Wilsen, P PY - 1982/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/15/3/019 ER -