Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – Using radiant energy
Patent
1984-03-27
1986-07-29
Tokar, Michael J.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
Using radiant energy
324 77K, G01R 3100
Patent
active
046032932
ABSTRACT:
Electrical signals are measured (analyzed and displayed) with subpicosecond resolution by electro-optic sampling of the signal in an electro-optic crystal, the index of which changes in response to the electric field produced by the signal, in accordance with the Pockels effect. The crystal is disposed adjacent to a transmission line along which the signals propagate the line may be a coplanar wave guide having a plurality of parallel strips of conductive material on the surface of the crystal. The crystal may be disposed adjacent to and in the fringe field of a line on a substrate, which may be part of an integrated circuit, for measuring signals propagating along the line during the operation of the circuit. A beam of short optical (laser) sampling pulses in the picosecond range is focused so that the region where the beam is confocal is disposed where the field is parallel in the crystal. The confocal region (where the optical wavefront is planar is preferrably close to the surface of the crystal and perpendicular to the optical axis of the crystal. The optical pulses transmitted through the crystal are processed to provide a display affording a measurement of the electrical signal.
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Meyer Kevin E.
Mourou Gerard
Lukacher Martin
Tokar Michael J.
University of Rochester
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