Contents
Chapter 1. Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 General Information............................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Safety Considerations ......................................................................................................................... 1
Optical radiation hazards ....................................................................................................................... 1
Electrical hazards................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Environmental ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Operational ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Instrument Specifications....................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 FROGscan System Components and Beam Path .............................................................................. 3
Chapter 2. Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Inspecting the FROGscan Shipment Contents ................................................................................... 4
2.2 Setting up FROGscan ......................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Installing VideoFROGscan Software ................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Opening the VideoFROGscan Software Program ......................................................................... 17
Chapter 3. Program Menus......................................................................................................................... 18
3.1 Menu Panel ....................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2 Left Control Panel.............................................................................................................................. 20
3.2.1 Quitting VideoFROGscan software............................................................................................. 22
3.3 Summary Panel ................................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Data Acquisition Panel ...................................................................................................................... 24
3.4.1 Automated Crystal Tilt Function.................................................................................................. 26
3.5 Setup and Alignment Panel ............................................................................................................... 27
3.6 Pulse Display Panel........................................................................................................................... 29
3.7 Pulse Analysis Panel ......................................................................................................................... 30
3.8 Program Information Panel ............................................................................................................... 31
3.9 FROG Trace Panel............................................................................................................................ 32
3.10 Error Analysis Panel ........................................................................................................................ 33
Chapter 4. Aligning a LASER Beam into FROGscan ................................................................................. 34
4.1 Aligning a LASER Beam into FROGscan without Alignment Cameras ............................................ 34
4.2 Aligning a LASER Beam into FROGscan using Alignment Cameras ............................................... 36
Chapter 5. Maximizing the Intensity of the Signal Beam ............................................................................ 38
5.1 Optimizing the Crystal Tilt.................................................................................................................. 39
5.2 Optimizing the Entry of the Signal Beam into the Spectrometer ....................................................... 40
5.3 Optimizing the Time Center on the Instrument ................................................................................. 41
5.4 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................. 42
Chapter 6. Installing and Changing Hardware ............................................................................................ 43
6.1 Changing the Crystal ......................................................................................................................... 43
Summary of Contents for VideoFROG FROGscan
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