Patent ID: 8363300

Claim:
An electro-optic shutter comprising: a first polarizer comprising a first polarizer face, and a second polarizer face positioned opposite said first polarizer face; a Pockels cell comprising a first cell face, a second cell face positioned opposite said first cell face, and an outer circumference disposed therebetween, wherein said first cell face of said Pockels cell is disposed adjacent to said second polarizer face of said first polarizer, and wherein said Pockels cell comprises a polymer material comprising a chromophore copolymer-doped polymer or a guest-host polymer exhibiting electro-optic activity greater than approximately 10 pm/V and transmission in a visible range of approximately 400-700 nm; a photo-conducting semiconductor switch (PCSS) in communication with said Pockels cell; a positive electrode in conductive communication with said PCSS; a negative electrode in conductive communication with said PCSS; and a second polarizer comprising a first face, and a second face positioned opposite said first face, wherein said first face of said second polarizer is disposed adjacent to said second cell face of said Pockels cell.