Electro-optic sampling system with dedicated electro-optic crystal and removable sample carrier
US4910458A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R13/347
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electro-optic sampler utilizes a Pockels cell comprising an electro-optic crystal and a separate, removable sample carrier having an electrical transmission line affixed thereto to provide an electric field accessible to the optical sampling pulses. In the present system, a device under test is bonded to the removable sample carrier. The electro-optic crystal is not bonded to the carrier. Rather, means are provided for the electro-optic crystal to releasably engage the sample carrier and its affixed electrical transmission lines. Upon completion of a test, the carrier may be removed from the system with the device-under-test affixed thereto, and the same electro-optic crystal may be utilized in conjunction with another removable sample carrier having another device under test affixed thereto.
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