To enable time-resolved measurements of ultrafast optical phenomena, a streak camera has been installed in the High-Energy Laser Laboratory of the High Energy Density Physics research group. Streak cameras make it possible to record the temporal evolution of the intensity distribution of a light pulse with a time resolution ranging from the picosecond to the femtosecond scale. In this application, the streak camera is used for the diagnostics of laser-driven shock waves. These experiments aim to develop novel materials - particularly doped nanodiamonds - with high efficiency for applications in research and development.

The acquisition of the streak camera was funded under the 2021–2027 ERDF Programme of the State of Mecklenburg–Vorpommern through financial support from the European Regional Development Fund (EFRE) of the European Union and the State of Mecklenburg–Vorpommern.