CQ power supplies operate at pulse rates from 0 to 3500 Hz and pulse widths from 30 to 1000 µs. Plex Systems offers these drivers for quasi-CW laser diode applications from 1 to 100 bars and up to a 20% duty cycle. The devices generate pulse currents from 0 to more than 137 A with rise and fall times less than or equal to 4.5 µs for use in high-repetition-rate, short-pulse-width applications. Suitable applications include high-power solid-state laser pumping, and laser welding and cutting. They also may be used in aerospace applications.

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