DocumentCode
1096768
Title
Impulse response of photoconductors in transmission lines
Author
Auston, David H.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Lab., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
19
Issue
4
fYear
1983
fDate
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
639
Lastpage
648
Abstract
The response of high-speed photoconductors to picosecond optical pulses is analyzed by representing them as time-varying circuit elements in transmission lines. Expressions are derived for transmitted and reflected waves for photoconductors used both as pulse generators and sampling gates. These results are then used to determine the correlated response of pairs of photoconductors in different transmission line networks. The results provide a basis for estimating the limiting speed of response of this approach to very high-speed electronic measurements.
Keywords
Light-triggered switches; Optical pulses; Photoconducting materials/devices; Signal sampling/reconstruction; Transmission lines; Distributed parameter circuits; High-speed electronics; Optical pulses; Photoconducting devices; Photoconductivity; Pulse generation; Sampling methods; Time varying circuits; Transmission line measurements; Transmission lines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071904
Filename
1071904
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