Optical Pulses - Lasers - Measuring Techniques

ForewordPrefaceContents of Volume IK. Light Flash Production from a Capacitive Energy Storage 1. Basic Considerations and Principles of Spark Light Photography 2. The Guided Spark (Sliding Spark) 3. Capillary Spark 4. The Air Spark Under Atmospheric Conditions 5. The Free Spark in High Pressure Atmosphere 6. Physics, Design, and Application of Spark Chambers 7. The Controlled High Frequency Capacitor Discharge for Light Flash Generation 8. The Production of High-Voltage, High-Frequency Sparks and their Application in the Field of Aerodynamics 9. The Indirect Light Flash Produced by Means of Capacitor Discharge with Laser 10. Industrial Equipment for Laser Flashing 11. Consideration of Laser and Spark Light Illumination and SignalingL. Signal Transmission and Ranging Systems by Capacitor Discharges and Lasers 1. Claims for Light Transmitting System 2. Time and Spectral Characteristics of Light Pulses for Signaling Transmission 3. Calculation and Layout of Transmission Systems with Spark Light 4. Experimental Documents and Results 5. Application of Light Impulse Signal Transmission 6. Optical Ranging Systems Using Laser TransmittersM. Impulse Measuring Technique 1. High Voltage Power Supplies 2. Impulse Oscilloscopy 3. Impulse Measurements by Means of Spark Gaps 4. The Measuring of Impulse Currents. The High-Current Shunt 5. Voltage Measuring with Voltage Dividers 6. The Measuring of Impulse Magnetic Fields by Means of Hall Probes 7. Measuring Technique for Light Impulses 8. Optical Measurements of High Speed Thermal Processes 9. Measuring and Counting of X-Ray Flashes 10. The Measuring of Sound Impulses and Shock Waves 11. Conversion Factors of Various Energy UnitsBibliographyAuthor IndexManufacturers IndexSubject Index