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Published February 22, 2018 | Published
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Fast and broadband detector for laser radiation

Abstract

We developed a fast detector (patent pending) based on the Laser Induced Transverse Voltage (LITV) effect. The advantage of detectors using the LITV effect over pyroelectric sensors and photodiodes for laser radiation measurements is the combination of an overall fast response time, broadband spectral acceptance, high saturation threshold to direct laser irradiation and the possibility to measure pulsed as well as cw-laser sources. The detector is capable of measuring the energy of single laser pulses with repetition frequencies up to the MHz range, adding the possibility to also measure the output power of cw-lasers. Moreover, the thermal nature of the sensor enables the capability to work in a broadband spectrum, from UV to THz as well as the possibility of operating in a broad-range (10^(-3)-10^2 W/cm^2 ) of incident average optical power densities of the laser radiation, without the need of adopting optical filters nor other precautions.

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© 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

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