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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dirk Basting, Gottingen, DE;
Hubertus Von Bergmann, Irene, ZA;
Assignee:
Lambda Physik GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 38 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing accurate sub-nanosecond timing control between the voltage outputs of branches of an excitation circuit which are driven by a common switch. This invention allows for the introduction of variable timing delays between the branches of the circuit, and eliminates relative timing jitter. Using saturable inductors with variable bias in the high-voltage excitation circuit, this invention provides a continuously tuneable delay on the subnanosecond time scale between two or more excitation circuit branches.