title: Streak camera crosstalk reduction using a multiple delay optical fiber bundle.
abstract: The streak camera is one of the fastest photodetection systems, while its capability of multiplexing is particularly attractive to many applications requiring parallel data acquisition. The degree of multiplexing in a streak camera is limited by the crosstalk between input channels. We developed a technique that introducing a fixed time delay between adjacent fiber channels in a customized two-dimensional to one-dimensional fiber array to significantly reduce crosstalk both at the sample plane and at the input of a streak camera. A prototype system has been developed that supports 100 input channels, and its performance in fluorescence microscopy is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsikouras
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Qiyin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D031405:Convallaria / Q000166:cytology; D004867:Equipment Design; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D055100:Optical Fibers; D055620:Optical Phenomena