A novel lithium niobate Q -switch operating with less than 100 V and making use of the modulation characteristics of total internal reflection (TIR) modulators is described. Preliminary results obtained with a neodymium-doped YAG laser suggest that TIR modulators could be very useful in Q -switching applications and should be further investigated.
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