Products – “Pico-Sense” Time-Resolved Sampling Kits
The Pico-Sense time-resolved-sampling kit is our standard electro-optic-sampling add-on module for use in measuring repetitive voltage or electric-field waveforms in the time domain. It may also be used in the measurement of time-resolved magnetic-field waveforms via magneto-optic sampling. This kit, which is a subsystem that includes all necessary components and comprehensive instructions for assembly by the customer, is intended for use with an ultrafast, short-pulse laser, which, if not already available in your laboratory or test facility, can be included with the kit as an option. These electro-optic and magneto-optic signal-measurement kits will provide cost-effective, easily assembled solutions for extracting and characterizing a wide range of signals, from sinusoids that may not normally be difficult to measure, but that exist at locations that are difficult to access, to ultrafast waveforms that require techniques such as sequential, equivalent-time sampling so that they may be resolved with sufficient bandwidth.
Pico-Sense Kit Features
- Temporal resolution < 10 ps (Frequency response from dc to > 100 GHz)
- Spatial resolution of measurements < 8 μm
- Free-space or optical-fiber-coupled electro-optic/magneto-optic probes
- Probes allow nonintrusive measurements, do not interfere with other signals, and provide an optically-measured-signal that has immunity from external electromagnetic interference
- Separate amplitude and phase response for individual vector components
- All optical, opto-mechanical, and opto-electronic parts included
- Detailed assembly instructions with theoretical background and technical guidance
- AFS, our products, and our customer support are backed by an ownership team with more than 40 years of combined electro-optic/magneto-optic sensing experience
Pico-Sense Kit Applications
- Fast-photodetector transient response
- Studies of photoconductive materials, switches, detectors, etc.
- Semiconductor-device response, including nonlinear device behavior
- Noninvasive internal-node circuit measurements
- High-resolution time-domain reflectometry
- Characterization of high-speed/high-bandwidth transmission lines
- Non-intrusive radiation measurement, even in the reactive near-field
- In situ characterization of metamaterial devices
Pico-Sense Kit Configuration
You can order the standard experimental kit, which, when assembled will be ready to plug-and-play in an existing
set-up that includes your own pulsed laser and your own instrument for the signal to be measured, or you may choose to
add any combination of subsystems that are suitable to your needs. In addition to the main equivalent-time sampling
subsystem and the options shown below, associated instrumentation, such as a lock-in amplifier, spectrum analyzer,
oscilloscope, or DAQ/control software may be optionally included with the kits.
Need more information?
Do you want to know more about the research-grade time-resolved Pico-Sense Kits from AFS? Do you want to configure a sampling kit for use with your existing equipment? Please let us listen to your questions and requirements so that we can suggest the most appropriate kit for you.