| Paper | Title | Page |
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| TUPMA031 | Development of Trigger and Clock Delay Module with Ultra-wide Range and High Precision | 145 |
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| Pump and probe experiments using pulse lasers and synchrotron radiation require precise timing relation between the laser pulse and the RF signal of the accelerator. The pulse laser needs clock signal for a mode-locked oscillator and trigger signal to a regenerative oscillator. The delay time of these two signals were usually adjusted by using a mechanical phase shifter or a cable delay. They have disadvantages of short tuning range or discontinuity in the clock signal. We developed a new delay module, which can continuously change the delay time with the range of ±1 s and the precision better than 5 ps. The key point of the module is combination of an IQ modulator and a synchronous counter. The IQ modulator can change the phase of the RF signal with infinite amount with high precision in both plus and minus direction, which is used to produce the laser clock. The phase-modulated RF signal is also fed to the synchronous counter and its output is used to the trigger of the regenerative oscillator. The effectiveness of this module was confirmed by an experiment carried out at the SPring-8. Detail composition of the module, its application and performance are described in the paper. |