Abstract

We present pigtailed electro-optic probes that allow a simultaneous measurement of high frequency electric fields and temperature using a unique laser probe beam. This has been achieved by the development of a novel probe design associated with a fully automated servo-controlled optical bench, initially developed to stabilize the electric field sensor response. The developed electro-optic probes present a stable response in outdoors conditions over a time duration exceeding $1\mathrm{h}$, a frequency bandwidth from kHz to tens of GHz with a sensitivity of $0.7\mathrm{V}{\mathrm{m}}^{-1}{\mathrm{Hz}}^{-1/2}$, and a temperature accuracy of $40\mathrm{mK}$.

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