Benchtop LCD Drivers

XT Series - Overview

Supports XT Series Optical Shutters and Polarization Rotators

XT Series Benchtop LCD Drivers are high quality instruments, provided to support evaluation and development applications using XT Series Optical Shutters and Polarization Rotators.

Boulder Nonlinear Systems, Inc. (BNS) now offers a versatile line up of liquid crystal device (LCD) drive electronics for general purpose and laboratory requirements. Our new XT Series Benchtop LCD Drivers are designed to drive the XT Series of Optical Shutters and Polarization Rotators.

These Benchtop Drivers produce a pre-conditioned, dc-balanced, 2 kHz drive electronics signal, perfect for the XT Series Optical Shutters and Polarization Rotators.

Two adjustable voltage settings (from 0 to ± 25 volts) are included. With BNS standard XT Series Optical Shutters, for example - one is typically set at a high voltage level (20 volts or less). Higher voltage levels typically provide faster response (from open to closed) and higher contrast ratio performance. The other voltage dial is generally set to a low voltage level (typically zero).

Users can also adjust the switching rate between the two voltage settings using the Switching Frequency control dial. By design, the internal Signal Source always operates with a 50% duty cycle (ratio between open and closed states). Additionally, external switching frequency control is enabled using any low voltage square wave or digital signal (such as TTL).

XT Series Benchtop LCD Drivers are high quality instruments, provided to support evaluation and development applications using XT Series Optical Shutters and Polarization Rotators. Boulder Nonlinear Systems manufactures and sells liquid crystal based Optical Shutters and Polarization Rotators for OEM and laboratory applications.