A compact step recovery diode subnanosecond pulse generator

✍ Scribed by Pavel Protiva; Jan Mrkvica; Jan Macháč

• Book ID: 102520319
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 211 KB
• Volume: 52
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0895-2477
• DOI: 10.1002/mop.24945

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A compact Ultra‐Wideband subnanosecond pulse generator is described in this article. The fundamental part of the generator consists of a step recovery diode (SRD), which works as a waveform edge sharpener. The SRD is included in a compact pulse‐forming network, which is used to form a narrow Gaussian pulse. Theproposed circuit solution utilizes the performance of the SRD effectively with minimal requirements regarding the driver stage of the generator. The measurements show the waveform and power spectrum of the Gaussian pulse that is generated. ©2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 438–440, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience. wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24945