High-power switching module for the direct high-precision pulse energy feeding of a consumer with a plurality of switching stages connected in series, each switching stage having: - a semiconductor switch (TS-n) with collector terminal (C), emitter terminal (E) and control terminal (G), which depending on the voltage present at the control terminal (G) has a switched-on state, in which a current flows between the collector terminal (C) and the emitter terminal (E), and a switched-off state, in which no current flows between the collector terminal (C) and the emitter terminal (E), - a driver assembly acting on the semiconductor switch (TS-n), the driver assembly having two switches (Tl-n, T2-n) for controlling the control terminal (G) of the semiconductor switch (TS-n) and also an energy store (CT-n), which provides energy for switching on the semiconductor switch (TS-n), - an optical trigger network , which is optically coupled to the driver assemblies of the individual switching stages in order to simultaneously switch the switching stages , the optical trigger network having a plurality of light emitting elements (LED1-n) switchable simultaneously between a low emitted luminous flux and a high emitted luminous flux, and each light emitting element (LED1-n) of the optical trigger network being assigned at least one light detecting element (LD1-n) of a switching stage , the at least one light detecting element (LD1-n) initiating a change in the switching state of the switching stage depending on whether said element receives a low luminous flux or a high luminous flux. characterized in that the light emitting elements (LED1-n) are set stage-individually to a current at the operating point (IA) at which the light emitting element (LED1-n) emits a luminous flux, a positive or negative additional current (dl) being impressed on the current at the operating point (IA) for switching over to a high luminous flux or a low luminous flux. - a semiconductor switch (TS-n) with collector terminal (C), emitter terminal (E) and control terminal (G), which depending on the voltage present at the control terminal (G) has a switched-on state, in which a current flows between the collector terminal (C) and the emitter terminal (E), and a switched-off state, in which no current flows between the collector terminal (C) and the emitter terminal (E), - a driver assembly acting on the semiconductor switch (TS-n), the driver assembly having two switches (Tl-n, T2-n) for controlling the control terminal (G) of the semiconductor switch (TS-n) and also an energy store (CT-n), which provides energy for switching on the semiconductor switch (TS-n), - an optical trigger network , which is optically coupled to the driver assemblies of the individual switching stages in order to simultaneously switch the switching stages , the optical trigger network having a plurality of light emitting elements (LED1-n) switchable simultaneously between a low emitted luminous flux and a high emitted luminous flux, and each light emitting element (LED1-n) of the optical trigger network being assigned at least one light detecting element (LD1-n) of a switching stage , the at least one light detecting element (LD1-n) initiating a change in the switching state of the switching stage depending on whether said element receives a low luminous flux or a high luminous flux. <EOS>