Framing camera tube for subnanosecond imaging applications

摘要

A dissector/restorer‐type framing camera tube has been characterized with a Nd:YAG mode‐locked laser. The three‐frame format tube, referenced to the photocathode, has a 5×5‐mm field of view and 0.3‐ns duration frames with better than 5 lp/mm spatial resolution. A scan‐rate matching technique is described that can increase the framing speed into the subpicosecond range for this type of camera tube.