Static Mode Testing of S-20 Optical Streak Camera

The spectral response of the S-20 streak camera ranges from 350 to 850 nanometers. The streak camera consists of a streak tube and an image intensifier tube followed by a CCD camera. The optical streak camera can be operated in three modes viz. static mode, gated mode, and dynamic mode. In static mode, various electrodes are checked by applying suitable DC voltages For this purpose, a high-voltage biasing network is developed. Gated mode operation is introduced to improve signal-to-noise ratio. So, the Micro Channel Plate (MCP) of the image intensifier tube will be activated with the gated signal.