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OSCAT: Novel Technique for Time-Resolved Experiments Without Moveable Optical Delay Lines

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Here, we present a novel technique for time resolved experiments without any moveable external delay line. Optical Sampling by Cavity Tuning (OSCAT) method is based on a femtosecond laser with a tunable repetition rate and a passive delay line. The time delay between the pump and probe pulses is determined by the repetition rate of the femtosecond laser.

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  1. Menlo Systems GmbH, Am Klopferspitz 19, 82152, Martinsried, Germany

    Rafał Wilk, Michael Mei & Ronald Holzwarth

  2. Sueddeutsches Kunststoff-Zentrum, Friedrich-Bergius-Ring 22, 97076, Wuerzburg, Germany

    Thomas Hochrein

  3. Experimentelle Halbleiterphysik, Philipps-Universitaet, Renthof 5, 35032, Marburg, Germany

    Martin Koch

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Wilk, R., Hochrein, T., Koch, M. et al. OSCAT: Novel Technique for Time-Resolved Experiments Without Moveable Optical Delay Lines. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 32, 596–602 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-010-9670-8

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