Electronic Phase Detection with sub-10 fs Timing Jitter for Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy Systems

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy systems based on resonator-internal repetition-rate modulation, such as SLAPCOPS [12] and ECOPS [11], rely on electronic phase detectors which are typically prone to exhibit both a non-negligible random and systematic timing error. This limits the quality of the re...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2022-07
Main Authors: Paries, Felix, Boidol, Oliver, Georg von Freymann, Molter, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption spectra
Delay lines
Line spectra
Multilayers
Phase detectors
Signal to noise ratio
Spectroscopy
Systematic errors
Thickness measurement
Time domain analysis
Timing jitter
Vibration
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Summary:Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy systems based on resonator-internal repetition-rate modulation, such as SLAPCOPS [12] and ECOPS [11], rely on electronic phase detectors which are typically prone to exhibit both a non-negligible random and systematic timing error. This limits the quality of the recorded information significantly. Here, we present the results of our recent attempt to reduce these errors in our own electronic phase detection systems. A more than six-fold timing-jitter reduction from 59.0 fs to 8.6 fs led to a significant increase in both exploitable terahertz bandwidth and signal-to-noise ratio. Additionally, utilizing our interferometrically monitored delay line as a calibration standard, the systematic error could be removed almost entirely and thus, excellent resolution of spectral absorption lines be accomplished. These improvements increased the accuracy of our multi-layer thickness measurements based on electronic phase detection by more than a factor of five, pushing the overall performance well into the sub-{\mu}m regime.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2207.09941