On the Use of Non-fourier Eigensignals for Measuring Short Optical Pulses by Photomultiplier Tubes

In this paper we show that the envelopes of short optical pulses detected by conversion of photomultiplier tubes-secondary electrons into single-frequency decayed oscillations may be presented by a set of orthogonal non-Fourier eigensignals. The enhanced temporal resolution estimated is of the order...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of modern optics 1992-12, Vol.39 (12), p.2471-2480
Hauptverfasser: Stoyanov, D.V., Dreischuh, T.N.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper we show that the envelopes of short optical pulses detected by conversion of photomultiplier tubes-secondary electrons into single-frequency decayed oscillations may be presented by a set of orthogonal non-Fourier eigensignals. The enhanced temporal resolution estimated is of the order of (10-1) ps. A calculation of an optical receiver based on the commercial multianode microchannel plate photomultiplier-photomultiplier tubes is given. The method may be successfully applied in such areas as picosecond lidars, fibre optics, time-resolved spectroscopy etc.
ISSN:0950-0340
1362-3044
DOI:10.1080/09500349214552501