Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 52, Issue 4, 40401(2015)
Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy Rapid Data Acquisition Based on Closed-Loop Control
As a new spectral analysis method, terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is rapidly developing in many fields. Conventional THz-TDS systems have a long detection time and a small amount of collected data. To improve THz-TDS system′s detection speed and accuracy, a rapid THz-TDS data acquisition and control system based on closed-loop control are presented. The system can perform continuous scanning and data collection with a high speed. When performing step scanning, it can get real-time location information of the optical delay line by the delay line′ s feedback signal, and thus can complete automatic scanning rapidly. By acquiring multiple data continuously in a single step, the accuracy of acquisition in every step is improved. Results show that the system can take full advantage of the optical delay line to achieve a highest data acquisition speed of 500 kHz. When the step length is 5 mm, the time of continuous acquisition of 1000 data is only 86.34 ms, which means the system can perform automatic and rapid acquisition of terahertz time-domain pulse signal with high precision.
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Huang Zhanhua, Hu Zixiao, He Mingxia, Long Ningbo, Liu Yang. Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy Rapid Data Acquisition Based on Closed-Loop Control[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2015, 52(4): 40401
Category: Detectors
Received: Oct. 21, 2014
Accepted: --
Published Online: Apr. 2, 2015
The Author Email: Zhanhua Huang (zhanhua@tju.edu.cn)