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The mathematics of the spectral RIN measurement for pulsed lasers

SuperLight Photonics - Haider Zia

Nov 5, 2024

This article outlines in detail how SuperLight Photonics enables spectral domain measurements for RIN.
The method described can serve as a basis to clarify the RIN technique for pulsed sources in general and the justification for the spectral domain technique.

What will you learn from this Article?


  • How to go from the time domain analysis to the equivalent in the spectral domain ?

  • ​Step-by-step guidelines to enable spectral domain measurements for RIN​

  • Examples and detailed calculation methodology


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