Patent ID: 7260121

Claim:
A Pockels cell driver circuit, comprising a first circuit node (SK 1 ) to be connected with a first connector of the Pockels cell (CP) and a second circuit node (SK 2 ) to be connected with a second connector of the Pockels cell (CP), wherein the first circuit node (SK 1 ) is connected with a first potential via a first switch (S 1 ), and the second circuit node (SK 2 ) is connected with the first potential via a second switch (S 2 ), wherein both said circuit nodes (SK 1 , SK 2 ) are connected with a second potential (HV) via a recharging resistor (R 1 , R 2 ), respectively, and only one (SK 2 ) of the said circuit nodes (SK 1 , SK 2 ) or both said circuit nodes (SK 1 , SK 2 ) are connected with the second potential (HV) via a further switch (S 2 B), respectively, wherein said Pockels cell driver circuit is further arranged to switch the voltage at the Pockels cell (PC) on and off by switching each one of the first switch (S 1 ), the second switch (S 2 ) and the further switch (S 2 B) on and off with one and the same repetition rate.