Characterization Of A Large-Format, High-Fidelity, Picosecond, Optical Streak Camera

Mark Lowry; Greg Lancaster; Don Jander; Erna Grasz; Bob Simpson; Richard Lerche; Bryan Rickard; C. Imhoff

doi:10.1117/12.942236

4 February 1988 Characterization Of A Large-Format, High-Fidelity, Picosecond, Optical Streak Camera

Mark Lowry, Greg Lancaster, Don Jander, Erna Grasz, Bob Simpson, Richard Lerche, Bryan Rickard, C. Imhoff

Proceedings Volume 0832, High Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics V; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942236
Event: 31st Annual Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1987, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We have completed preliminary characterizations of a new 3-grid, large-format, ITT1 streak camera tube operating with about a 2.3-kV extraction voltage. We have found that the best attainable impulse response is 10 ps at low input intensity. However, the impulse response increases to only 30 ps with an increase of nearly three orders of magnitude in input intensity. Further, the spatial resolution remains greater than 5 line pairs/mm at 50% contrast over these three orders of magnitude of input intensity. We have also done preliminary computational modeling of the tube's temporal response as a function of focus voltage, illumina-tion spot size, and wavelength.

Citation Download Citation

Mark Lowry, Greg Lancaster, Don Jander, Erna Grasz, Bob Simpson, Richard Lerche, Bryan Rickard, and C. Imhoff "Characterization Of A Large-Format, High-Fidelity, Picosecond, Optical Streak Camera", Proc. SPIE 0832, High Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics V, (4 February 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942236

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available