A compact flexible sub-nanosecond framing photographic system

Xin-Yan Li; Peng Yuan; Li-Xuan Wu; Fan Gao; Jian Zheng

doi:10.1063/5.0176651

A compact flexible sub-nanosecond framing photographic system

Rev Sci Instrum. 2023 Dec 1;94(12):123510. doi: 10.1063/5.0176651.

Authors

Xin-Yan Li¹, Peng Yuan¹, Li-Xuan Wu¹, Fan Gao¹, Jian Zheng^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment and Department of Plasma Physics and Fusion Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
² Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 38153788
DOI: 10.1063/5.0176651

Abstract

A novel high-speed multi-frame photographic system is presented in this paper. The system demonstrates exceptional compactness and flexibility, requiring only the introduction of a cavity comprising multiple beam-splitters in the optical path to enable multi-frame imaging of sub-nanosecond events. The number and temporal delay of frames can be easily adjusted by adjusting the distance and angle between beam-splitters. These capabilities are demonstrated by observing the laser ablation process, highlighting the great potential for application in capturing ultrafast time-evolving events such as optical breakdown, the evolution of laser-produced plasmas, and the propagation of shock waves.