LabOne

How to Control Spectral Leakage with Window Functions in LabOne

25.11.2021

Symmetric and asymmetric window functions

Spectral characterization of signals and systems is required in a broad range of applications in physics and engineering. Analyzing a signal in the frequency domain reveals valuable information about the signal behavior which is not necessarily obtainable from its time-domain analysis...

Efficient Generation of Dynamic Pulses

08.09.2021

Solid-state qubits are typically characterized and operated by a series of very short pulses. To achieve a high-fidelity control, it is necessary to generate many sequences of them, with very accurate timing. In this blog post, I will show how to use the advanced feature set of the HDAWG Arbitrary...

The LabOne Multi-Device Synchronization Feature

24.08.2021

Configuration to measure the Hall effect using 2 MFLI Lock-in Amplifiers synchronized with MDS.

In this blog post we want to present a lesser known but very powerful LabOne ® tool freely available to all Zurich Instruments users: multi-device synchronization (MDS). Although all Zurich Instruments lock-ins and impedance analyzers are equipped with multiple demodulators either natively or through upgrade options, and most instruments have...

Noise Spectral Density Measured with Lock-in Amplifiers

15.08.2021

Proper noise characterization is essential in many applications, especially when dealing with tiny signals buried in noise like in nanotechnology, photonics and quantum physics. Noise characteristics of a system are often represented by the noise spectral density in amplitude or power mode, the latter being called power spectral density (PSD), within the frequency range of interest...

Configuring the DAQ Module for Image Acquisition

25.05.2021

Data synchronization is the key to acquiring images, and in this blog post I explain how to configure the LabOne^® Data Acquisition (DAQ) module for this purpose. Let's start with two concrete scanning microscopy examples...

Multiplexed Impedance Measurements

17.06.2020

Introduction Having more impedance measurement channels is often desirable in many applications. For instance, in electrical impedance tomography (EIT), it is common to have many channels to achieve enough spatial resolution (144 electrodes on the thorax) [1]. Naturally, this can be done with multiple instruments working together. When synchronization is...

Power Cycling Zurich Instruments' Devices Remotely

06.04.2020

Because of the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19, many of us are working from home. Two weeks ago, we have shown you how to access and control our instruments remotely using LabOne . However, we didn't discuss how to properly shut down, or restart the instruments remotely. The main reason: once...

Working Remotely with Zurich Instruments' LabOne

20.03.2020

Not only in the wake of COVID-19, but also because of the growing automation of experimental setups, remote access of instrumentation is an increasing need and Zurich Instruments' devices are designed to provide just that. With no physical adjusting knobs, the instruments are fully controlled by our LabOne software or...

Choosing the Right Tool to Acquire Lock-in Data

20.02.2020

A crucial part of setting up an experiment is to integrate proper instrumentation to collect and save data. It is important not only to have correct results but also to ensure an efficient workflow. This blog post and related video will help you to answer the question: what is the...

DFRT Revisited - From Feedback Optimization to Full Data Acquisition

18.02.2020

The Data Acquisition module (DAQ) in LabOne ® has been addressed in two recent blog posts entitled "A deep dive into data acquisition with the DAQ tool" and "Choosing the Right Tool to Acquire Lock-in Data" . One other great application area for this acquisition tool is related to imaging...