• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 51, Issue 10, 1032003 (2022)
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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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20225110.1032003 Cite this Article
    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 Copy Citation Text show less
    Overall architecture of ultra-compact streak camera with high brightness gain
    Fig. 1. Overall architecture of ultra-compact streak camera with high brightness gain
    Dynamic spatial modulation transfer function
    Fig. 2. Dynamic spatial modulation transfer function
    Time modulation transfer function corresponding to the center point of the cathode
    Fig. 3. Time modulation transfer function corresponding to the center point of the cathode
    Schematic of photocathode structure model and photoelectron three-step emission
    Fig. 4. Schematic of photocathode structure model and photoelectron three-step emission
    Physical picture of ultra-small streak tube
    Fig. 5. Physical picture of ultra-small streak tube
    Integrated control system overall architecture
    Fig. 6. Integrated control system overall architecture
    Architecture of hardware system
    Fig. 7. Architecture of hardware system
    Visualization system work flow
    Fig. 8. Visualization system work flow
    Host computer visual interface
    Fig. 9. Host computer visual interface
    Comparison of the ultra-compact streak camera and the active picosecond camera
    Fig. 10. Comparison of the ultra-compact streak camera and the active picosecond camera
    Cathode sensitivity test results
    Fig. 11. Cathode sensitivity test results
    Brightness gain test result
    Fig. 12. Brightness gain test result
    High gain ultraminiature streak camera spectral response curve
    Fig. 13. High gain ultraminiature streak camera spectral response curve
    Temporal resolution streak image
    Fig. 14. Temporal resolution streak image
    Static spatial resolution images and its intensity integrals
    Fig. 15. Static spatial resolution images and its intensity integrals
    Dynamic spatial resolution images and its intensity integrals
    Fig. 16. Dynamic spatial resolution images and its intensity integrals
    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 1. Streak tube performance parameters
    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 2. Overview of the functions of the measurement and control system
    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
    Table 3. Camera calibration experimental dat
    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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