Generation Of Ultrafast Optical Fiducials For Shock Wave Experiments

Brian W. Dodson

doi:10.1117/12.936288

9 January 1984 Generation Of Ultrafast Optical Fiducials For Shock Wave Experiments

Brian W. Dodson

Proceedings Volume 0427, High Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics I; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936288
Event: 27th Annual Technical Symposium, 1983, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Recent advances in high time-resolution optical diagnostic instrumentation for shock wave experiments in condensed media (especially time-resolved spectroscopy) have resulted in new challenges concerning the timing of such experiments. We present a technique for detecting the passage of a shock wave by the generation of an optical Fiducial signal, which can be detected and recorded directly by the optical recording device (typically a streak camera). This technique, which is based on Stress-Induced Defeat of Total Internal Reflection (SIDTIR), requires only simple apparatus and set up, and offers fiducial transition times as short as 50 psec in a reasonable experimental configuration.

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Brian W. Dodson "Generation Of Ultrafast Optical Fiducials For Shock Wave Experiments", Proc. SPIE 0427, High Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics I, (9 January 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936288

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