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

Tenishev, Vladimir LU ; Avdeichikov, Vladimir LU ; Persson, A and Larsson, Jörgen LU orcid (2004) In Measurement Science & Technology 15(9). p.1762-1767
Abstract
Ultrafast accelerator-based sources combined with synchronized femtosecond lasers are currently being developed. The method described here is intended as a jitter monitor at such facilities. We report on the possibility of extracting a time-offset signal between two different synchronized ultrashort light pulses. The method is based on sum-frequency generation in a nonlinear crystal. Aiming at extracting the time-difference from visible pulsed radiation from an x-ray undulator and femtosecond laser pulses we are investigating the possibility of obtaining timing information when one of the two pulses is very weak (10(6) photons/pulse). This will enable on-line monitoring of the relative timing of an accelerator-based free-electron laser and... (More)
Ultrafast accelerator-based sources combined with synchronized femtosecond lasers are currently being developed. The method described here is intended as a jitter monitor at such facilities. We report on the possibility of extracting a time-offset signal between two different synchronized ultrashort light pulses. The method is based on sum-frequency generation in a nonlinear crystal. Aiming at extracting the time-difference from visible pulsed radiation from an x-ray undulator and femtosecond laser pulses we are investigating the possibility of obtaining timing information when one of the two pulses is very weak (10(6) photons/pulse). This will enable on-line monitoring of the relative timing of an accelerator-based free-electron laser and a synchronized visible laser. The spatial position of the sum-frequency mixed region is registered using a position sensitive detector (PSD). We show that for an 80 fs light source the described electronic equipment is capable of delivering a signal proportional to the temporal shift of different ultrashort light pulses with an accuracy of approximately 30 fs in a time interval of several ps. (Less)
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position sensitive detector, femtosecond laser, detector calibration, auto/cross correlator, synchronization, time-resolved pump-probe, experiments
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Measurement Science & Technology
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15
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9
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1762 - 1767
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IOP Publishing
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0957-0233
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10.1088/0957-0233/15/9/012
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English
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  author       = {{Tenishev, Vladimir and Avdeichikov, Vladimir and Persson, A and Larsson, Jörgen}},
  issn         = {{0957-0233}},
  keywords     = {{position sensitive detector; femtosecond laser; detector calibration; auto/cross correlator; synchronization; time-resolved pump-probe; experiments}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
  pages        = {{1762--1767}},
  publisher    = {{IOP Publishing}},
  series       = {{Measurement Science & Technology}},
  title        = {{On-line diagnostic tool for measurement of the time delay between two ultrashort light pulses}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4642970/2376057.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1088/0957-0233/15/9/012}},
  volume       = {{15}},
  year         = {{2004}},
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