In 1984 Desmond O'Connor and David Phillips published their comprehensive book "Time-correlated Single Photon Counting". At that time time-correlated s- gle photon counting, or TCSPC, was used primarily to record fluorescence decay functions of dye solutions in cuvettes. From the beginning, TCSPC was an am- ingly sensitive and accurate technique with excellent time-resolution. However, acquisition times were relatively slow due to the low repetition rate of the light sources and the limited speed of the electronics of the 70s and early 80s. Moreover, TCSPC was intrinsically one-dimensional, i.e. limited to the recording of the wa- form of a periodic light signal. Even with these limitations, it was a wonderful te- nique. More than 20 years have elapsed, and electronics and laser techniques have made impressive progress. The number of transistors on a single chip has approximately doubled every 18 months, resulting in a more than 1,000-fold increase in compl- ity and speed. The repetition rate and power of pulsed light sources have increased by about the same factor.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
ISBN-10
3540260471
ISBN-13
9783540260479
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48250199
Product Key Features
Author
Wolfgang Becker
Publication Name
Advanced Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting Techniques
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Series
Springer Series in Chemical Physics Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
Xx, 401 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
30.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
81
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Qc685-689.55
Table of Content
Optical Signal Recording.- Overview of Photon Counting Techniques.- Multidimensional TCSPC Techniques.- Building Blocks of Advanced TCSPC Devices.- Application of Modern TCSPC Techniques.- Detectors for Photon Counting.- Practice of TCSPC Experiments.- Final Remarks.- References.