Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 51, Issue 10, 1032003(2022)

High-gain Ultra-small Streak Camera and Its Integrated Control System

Yuchi ZHANG1,2、*, Jinshou TIAN1,3, Yanhua XUE1, Zhibing LI1, Shaohui LI1, Junfeng WANG1, Baiyu LIU1, Guilong GAO1, Ping CHEN1, Xing WANG1, and Wei ZHAO1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Ultra⁃fast Photoelectric Diagnostics Technology,Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Xi'an 710119,China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics,Taiyuan 030000,China
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    Figures & Tables(19)
    Overall architecture of ultra-compact streak camera with high brightness gain
    Dynamic spatial modulation transfer function
    Time modulation transfer function corresponding to the center point of the cathode
    Schematic of photocathode structure model and photoelectron three-step emission
    Physical picture of ultra-small streak tube
    Integrated control system overall architecture
    Architecture of hardware system
    Visualization system work flow
    Host computer visual interface
    Comparison of the ultra-compact streak camera and the active picosecond camera
    Cathode sensitivity test results
    Brightness gain test result
    High gain ultraminiature streak camera spectral response curve
    Temporal resolution streak image
    Static spatial resolution images and its intensity integrals
    Dynamic spatial resolution images and its intensity integrals
    • Table 1. Streak tube performance parameters

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      Table 1. Streak tube performance parameters

      IndexParameter
      Size158.7 mm×Φ82.3 mm
      Weight1.8 kg
      Input window materialQuartz glass
      Photocathode materialsMulti-alkali cathode
      Cathode effective size18 mm×3 mm
      Spectral response range200 ~850 nm
      Output window materialFiber optic panel
      PhosphorP43
    • Table 2. Overview of the functions of the measurement and control system

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      Table 2. Overview of the functions of the measurement and control system

      ModuleStateOperateCharacterizationApplication
      PowerOn/offManual switchControl system run/not run
      CCDOn/offManual switchCapture images/do not collect
      Streak tubeHigh voltage/no voltageSoftware

      Streak tube

      runs/does not run

      StaticSoftwareNo scan voltageOptical circuit commissioning
      DynamicSoftwareScan voltageCapture images
      MCPVariable voltageSoftwareThe image brightness changesOptimize the image
      DelayVariable timeTime-lapse boxThe optical-electric time scale is uniform
      Scan circuitVariable slope voltageSoftwareThe scan time range changes
    • Table 3. Camera calibration experimental dat

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      Table 3. Camera calibration experimental dat

      ItemTest results
      Spectral response range200~850 nm
      Space resolution

      Static:≥26 lp/mm

      Dynamic:≥16 lp/mm

      Temporal resolution36 ps@600 ps
      Cathode sensitivity268 µA/lm
      Brightness gain20.1
      Full screen scan time600 ps
      Effective diameter of phosphor screenΦ25 mm
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    Yuchi ZHANG, Jinshou TIAN, Yanhua XUE, Zhibing LI, Shaohui LI, Junfeng WANG, Baiyu LIU, Guilong GAO, Ping CHEN, Xing WANG, Wei ZHAO. High-gain Ultra-small Streak Camera and Its Integrated Control System[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(10): 1032003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Ultrafast Optics

    Received: Jan. 12, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 28, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 30, 2022

    The Author Email: ZHANG Yuchi (zycpower@mail.ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20225110.1032003

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