Framing camera tube for subnanosecond imaging applications

Abstract

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.