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Q-switches & Fig 1.
(Above) A selection of electro-optic Q-switches, showing a wide range of aperture sizes. Such devices usually contain the nonlinear crystal BBO or KD*P. Image: Cleveland Crystals
(Below) Fig. 1 shows an electro-optic Q-switch is often used in a double-pass configuration in order to reduce the required drive voltage.
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