Optical statistical timer

Author

Etienne, Samain

Author_Institution

Lunar Laser Ranging Station, Obs. de la Cote d´´Azur, Grasse, France

Volume

48

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

82

Lastpage

88

Abstract

A new type of light pulses timer allowing a direct locking within the electric oscillation delivered by a clock is presented. The light pulses to be timed cross an electro-optic crystal excited by an oscillating electric field, which modifies the light polarization. A polarimetry at the crystal exit allows deducing the light pulse arrival time. Accuracy in the picosecond range has been experimentally demonstrated

Keywords

clocks; electro-optical modulation; laser variables measurement; optical pulse generation; photon counting; polarimetry; pulse measurement; synchronisation; timing; clock delivered electric oscillation; direct locking; electro-optic crystal; laser ranging; light pulse arrival time; light pulses timer; modified light polarization; optical statistical timer; oscillating electric field; photon numbers; photon statistics; picosecond range accuracy; polarimetry; resonant cavity; time transfer; Clocks; Delay; Mirrors; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Synchronization; Timing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.755065

Filename

755065