On-line diagnostic tool for measurement of the time delay between two ultrashort light pulses

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1762-1767

  Tenishev, V ^a   Avdeichikov, V ^a   Persson, A ^a   Larsson, J ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Auto cross correlator; Detector calibration; Femtosecond laser; Position sensitive detector; Synchronization; Time resolved pump probe experiments

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; JITTER; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

FEMTOSECOND LASERS; POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS (PSD);

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

CALIBRATION; LASER; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 7444261929     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/9/012     Document Type: Article

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