Apparatus, method and system for the calibration of a streak camera

A method for calibrating a streak camera comprising:

• assembling a fiber bundle comprising a plurality of fibers wherein one end is designated as an input and one end is designated as an output;
• forming the plurality of fibers from a material selected on a basis of supporting fibre-optic transmission;
• and
• receiving a light pulse into the input of at least two of the plurality of fibers, wherein the light pulse traveling through a first fiber exits the output at a first time and the light pulse traveling through a second fiber exits the output at a second time, and wherein a time difference between said first time and said second time is known.

A system for calibration of a streak camera comprising:

• a fiber bundle, comprising
• a plurality of fibers having an input and an output,
• the plurality of fibers being made of a material selected on a basis of supporting fibre-optic transmission,
• wherein the plurality of fibers comprises at least a first fiber and a second fiber,
• wherein a light travel time is defined as the time taken for light to travel from the input to the output of the fiber, and
• wherein at least one time difference between light travel times is known.

A streak camera, wherein said streak camera has a calibration device comprising

• a fiber bundle, comprising
• a plurality of fibers having an input and an output,
• wherein the input is oriented towards an observable and the output is oriented towards the streak camera,
• the plurality of fibers being made of a material selected on a basis of supporting fibre-optic transmission,
• wherein the plurality of fibers comprises at least a first fiber and a second fiber,
• wherein a light travel time is defined as the time taken for light to travel from the input to the output of the fiber, and
• wherein at least one time difference between light travel times is known.