Filter Polychromators
For over 25 years, General Atomics has been making Thomson scattering measurements of high temperature plasmas. With the development of repetitively pulsing Nd:YAG lasers and avalanche photodiode detectors (APDs), Thomson scattering measurements have evolved from single point, single time measurements to multipoint, high repetition (over 100 Hz) measurements.
A contributor to the success of these measurements is the development of a high performance, compact polychromator that is easy to align and maintain. These polychromators have excellent stray light rejection and independent channel response; required features for precise light measurements in noisy environments. Forty-four polychromators are used on the Thomson scattering diagnostic for the DIII-D tokamak producing spatial profiles of the plasma electron density (0.05 ne(1020/m3) 5) and temperature (0.02 < Te(keV) < 20) at rates as high as 160 Hz. Although these polychromators have been optimized for Thomson scattering measurements with Nd:YAG lasers, General Atomics has the design tools and experience to optimize for other lasers and/or other applications using alternative interference filters and detectors.
APPLICATIONS
- Thomson Scattering
- Spectroscopy
FEATURES
- High Transmission
- Compact
- Up To 8 Wavelength Channels
- Silicon Avalanche Photodiode Detectors
- Advanced Detector Electronics
- Temperature Stabilized
- Fiber Optically Coupled
- High Stray Light Rejection
- Easy and Stable Alignment
- Flexible Filter Arrangement