Pulse output device, laser system and method for outputting pulses

Abstract

A pulse output device includes a digital pulse generator for outputting at least one output pulse triggered by a trigger signal. The digital pulse generator has a trigger input for the trigger signal and a clock input for a clock signal. The pulse output device further includes a clock generator for generating the clock signal, and a clock splitter. For synchronization of the clock signal with the trigger signal, the pulse output device is configured to stop the clock splitter, which is configured to reduce a clock rate of the clock signal, and/or to stop the clock generator before the clock signal is fed to the clock input of the digital pulse generator, and to restart the clock splitter and/or the clock generator synchronously with the trigger signal.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.