Subpicosecond recording with a new versatile streak camera design

David John Bowley; J. Beeley; M. Pittock

doi:10.1117/12.273437

28 May 1997 Subpicosecond recording with a new versatile streak camera design

David John Bowley, J. Beeley, M. Pittock

Proceedings Volume 2869, 22nd International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273437
Event: 22nd International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, 1996, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Abstract

This paper discusses the processes involved in taking a new concept streak camera through the evaluation stages to the proof of performance point and demonstrates sub 400 fS resolution in single shot mode. Many designs of streak tube have been proposed in the period since the arrival of the laser as a fundamental research tool. Each iteration in design results some improvement in one more operational parameters pushing the time resolution and dynamic range barriers forward. The Femto-chron streak tube used in the FS 300 streak camera is the most recent design from a well known group in the field comprising of St Andrews University, Hadland Photonics and Photek Ltd and was part funded by a LINK award from the U.K. Government's Department of Trade and Industry. This design offers an advanced specification capable of both synchroscan and single shot operation and has the potential for operation in the sub 250 fS region. Prototype tubes have already shown sub picosecond performance in both modes of operation.

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David John Bowley, J. Beeley, and M. Pittock "Subpicosecond recording with a new versatile streak camera design", Proc. SPIE 2869, 22nd International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, (28 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273437

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