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Streak camera crosstalk reduction using a multiple delay optical fiber bundle.

Abstract

The streak camera is one of the fastest photodetection systems, while its capability of multiplexing is particularly attractive to many applications requiring parallel data acquisition. The degree of multiplexing in a streak camera is limited by the crosstalk between input channels. We developed a technique that introducing a fixed time delay between adjacent fiber channels in a customized two-dimensional to one-dimensional fiber array to significantly reduce crosstalk both at the sample plane and at the input of a streak camera. A prototype system has been developed that supports 100 input channels, and its performance in fluorescence microscopy is demonstrated.

Authors

Tsikouras A; Ning J; Ng S; Berman R; Andrews DW; Fang Q

Journal

Optics Letters, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 250–252

Publisher

Optica Publishing Group

Publication Date

January 15, 2012

DOI

10.1364/ol.37.000250

ISSN

0146-9592

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