Title :
High sensitivity, simultaneous second- and third-order autocorrelation measurement in a GaAsP photomultiplier tube
Author :
Wei, Yizhen ; Howard, Scott ; Cheng, Ji ; Wang, Zinan ; Straub, Adam ; Xu, Chris
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel method for high sensitivity measurement of pulsed light using a GaAsP photomultiplier tube. 2nd- and 3rd-order autocorrelations are obtained simultaneously by modulating the input power and analyzing the RF harmonic components.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light interferometry; photomultipliers; GaAsP; RF harmonic component; high sensitivity measurement; photomultiplier tube; pulsed light; second order autocorrelation measurement; third order autocorrelation measurement; Correlation; Measurement by laser beam; Modulation; Power harmonic filters; Power measurement; Semiconductor device measurement; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
