A MIXER BASED ELECTROOPTIC SAMPLING SYSTEM FOR SUBMILLIVOLT SIGNAL-DETECTION

被引:39
作者
CHWALEK, JM [1 ]
DYKAAR, DR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROCHESTER,LASER ENERGET LAB,ROCHESTER,NY 14623
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D O I
10.1063/1.1141225
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We report on a new technique which allows electro-optic sampling to be performed in a frequency range which is above the 1/f noise regime of the pump-probe laser, while at the same time utilizing the high-sensitivity, low-noise properties of an audio-frequency lock-in amplifier. This new approach to electro-optic signal extraction has resulted in an unprecedented improvement of two orders of magnitude in signal-to-noise capability. The new technique is compared to previous, conventional approaches.
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页码:1273 / 1276
页数:4
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