Method, apparatus, and light microscope for time-resolved single photon measurement

Abstract

A method for time-resolved single photon measurement, wherein light pulses are generated by a light source, photons emitted from a sample as a result of the light pulses are detected by a detector and registered by an evaluation device coupled to the detector, wherein detection times of the photons are determined by the evaluation device, wherein pulse times of a part of the light pulses are determined periodically by the evaluation device by evaluating a signal from the light source or a sensor, wherein the pulse times are determined at a lower rate than a repetition rate of the light pulses, wherein pulse times of further light pulses are estimated based on the determined pulse times, and wherein the pulse times are used as reference times for the detection times of the photons, and an apparatus for single photon measurement, a light microscope comprising the apparatus, and a computer program.

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