Title :
An electro-optical shutter for photography
Author :
Zarem, A. M. ; Marshall, F. R. ; Poole, F. R.
Author_Institution :
United States Naval Ordnance Test Station at Pasadena.; Stanford Research Institute, Los Angeles, Calif.
fDate :
4/1/1949 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The advent of the “all-electric” shutter makes possible the detailed photographic study of light from very rapidly changing self-luminous objects. Shutter control is sufficiently positive and accurate to permit operation at any pre-selected instant with a precision of 5 × 10−9 second. This article presents the theory and describes the development of this simple, reliable, and compact optical shutter which utilizes a Kerr cell as a light valve.
Keywords :
Electric fields; Electrodes; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical refraction;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1949.6444704
