Nonlinearity errors of high-precision event timing

Artyukh, Y.; Bespal'ko, V. A.; Boole, E.

doi:10.3103/s0146411608040044

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“…By measuring the parameters of the secondary signal, the time of the event can be measured very precisely even without an ultra-fast ADC. The initial work reported an error of 10-20 ps [8] for single-shot measurements; this error was reduced to <5 ps in subsequent models of Event Timers [1,9].…”

Section: Enhanced Event Timingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The EET technology is used in the previous-generation Event Timers, such as A033-ET and A040-ET [1,9], which are installed in a large number of the world's SLR stations at the time of writing this manuscript (https://eventechsite.com/en/applications/, accessed on 7 July 2023). The accuracy of our existing Event Timers is comparable with the best industry analogues, such as GuideTech's GT668PCI-1 (https://www.guidetech.com/gt668pci-1/, accessed on 7 July 2023) (2 ps single-shot resolution) and research prototypes such as the work by Panek et al [10].…”

Section: Enhanced Event Timingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The measurement of amplitude for short pulses poses a significant technical challenge. To accomplish this, the Riga Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) station currently utilizes a combination of Event Timing technology and an Amplitude-to-Time Interval Converter (ATIC) [19,21]. The ATIC effectively converts the pulse amplitude into a proportional time interval, which can then be measured using an event timer.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Event Timers (ET) are high-precision electronic devices that measure the time interval between two events (i.e., voltage pulses) with extreme precision. Existing ET such as A033-ET and A040-ET are characterized by 3 to 4 ps root-mean square error (RMSE) for single-shot pulses [ 1 ], in stable operating conditions. These timers are used in scientific applications such as satellite laser ranging (SLR) [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] and optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) [ 6 , 7 ].…”

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ETAM: Next Generation Event Timer for Picosecond-Precision Time and Amplitude Measurements

Kalinovskis,

Stepanovs,

Ancans

et al. 2023

Sensors

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Riga Event Timers have the ability to measure the interval between events with high resolution, on the order of picoseconds. However, they have several drawbacks, such as sensitivity to environmental temperature changes and an inability to capture the amplitude of the events. In this work, we present the ETAM: a next generation Event Timer. Its innovative features include adaptive correction of measurement errors based on an internal temperature sensor, and integrated peak-detector circuit to determine the amplitude of nanosecond-duration pulses. Evaluation shows that the ETAM has high thermal stability with a root mean square error (RMSE) of <3 ps in a temperature range between 0 and +40 °C, and accurate event amplitude measurement capability, with <2.3 mV RMSE in the 100–1000 mV range. These improvements allow the ETAM to be used in satellite laser ranging, optical time-domain reflectometry, and other field applications that require temperature- and amplitude-based time correction in addition to high robustness, performance, and stability.

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Section: Enhanced Event Timingmentioning

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Section: Enhanced Event Timingmentioning

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ETAM: Next Generation Event Timer for Picosecond-Precision Time and Amplitude Measurements

Kalinovskis,

Stepanovs,

Ancans

et al. 2023

Sensors

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“…The single-photon avalanche diode detector with single-photon sensitivity and 30 ps timing precision was provided by the Czech Technical University. The event timer (Model A032-ET) for time interval measurement with 10 ps timing precision was made by Riga University, Latvia (Artyukh 2001;Artyukh et al 2008).…”

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The use of laser ranging to measure space debris

Zhang¹,

Yang²,

Zhang³

et al. 2012

Res. Astron. Astrophys.

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Space debris is a major problem for all the nations that are currently active in space. Adopting high-precision measuring techniques will help produce a reliable and accurate catalog for space debris and collision avoidance. Laser ranging is a kind of real-time measuring technology with high precision for space debris observation. The first space-debris laser-ranging experiment in China was performed at the Shanghai Observatory in July 2008 with a ranging precision of about 60-80 cm. The experimental results showed that the return signals from the targets with a range of 900 km were quite strong, with a power of 40W (2J at 20 Hz) using a 10ns pulse width laser at 532 nm wavelength. The performance of the preliminary laser ranging system and the observed results in 2008 and 2010 are also introduced.

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