Optimization Method for High Voltage Electro-Optic Shutter

Author

Melnikov, Konstantin ; Melnikov, Vladimir ; Biryuchinskiy, Sergey ; Churayev, Sergey

Author_Institution

R&D Dept., Laser & Inf. Technol. Ltd., Minsk, Belarus

fYear

2011

fDate

17-19 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Optimization Method for High Voltage Electro-Optic Devices is presented. Directions of improvement ways for typical engineering solutions are analyzed. Improvement directions including fastest operation, optical losses minimization, optical behaviors improvement, cost reducing, size and weight decreasing are considered. Modern Optical Arrangements of an Electro-Optic Shutter Schematic are compared. Different schematic designs of Q-Switch Drivers for Pockels Cell are presented. Computer Simulation of High Voltage Power supply is performed. Different schematic solutions of Q-Switch driver design are analyzed. High Voltage Step-up Transformer, Marx Bank based Generator and High Voltage Switch Schematics are compared. Parameters of constructed based on presented optimization method Q-Switch Drivers are given.

Keywords

Pockels effect; Q-switching; cost reduction; electro-optical devices; optical design techniques; optical elements; optical losses; optimisation; pulse generators; transformers; Marx bank based generator; Pockels cell; Q-switch driver design; computer simulation; cost reduction; high voltage electro-optic shutter; high voltage power supply; high voltage step-up transformer; high voltage switch; optical arrangements; optical losses; optimization method; schematic designs; Computational modeling; Integrated optics; Lasers; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Optimization; Search problems; Electro-Optics; Optical Shutter; Optimization method; Q-Switching; Solid-state Laser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics (ICP), 2011 IEEE 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kata Kinabalu

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-265-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-61284-263-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICP.2011.6106838

Filename

6106838