Optical Probes For The Characterization Of Surface Breakdown

W. R. Donaldson

doi:10.1117/12.943648

6 April 1988 Optical Probes For The Characterization Of Surface Breakdown

W. R. Donaldson

Proceedings Volume 0871, Space Structures, Power, and Power Conditioning; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943648
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A novel technique is presented for the characterization of surface electric fields. The technique uses the electro-optic Pockels effect. An electro-optic crystal is placed in the fringing field above the surface to be monitored and is probed with a short optical pulse. The modulated optical pulse is imaged onto a detector array to produce a map of the surface field. This technique can be exploited to study surface breakdown.

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W. R. Donaldson "Optical Probes For The Characterization Of Surface Breakdown", Proc. SPIE 0871, Space Structures, Power, and Power Conditioning, (6 April 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943648

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