• DocumentCode
    1283794
  • Title

    All-electronic free-space picosecond pulse generation and detection

  • Author

    van der Weide, D.W. ; Bostak, J.S. ; Auld, B.A. ; Bloom, D.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    16
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    1412
  • Lastpage
    1413
  • Abstract
    An all-electronic system for generating, propagating and detecting picosecond electromagnetic pulses using monolithic integrated circuits is described. With a 1.8 ps (10%-90%) nonlinear transmission line step generator driving a monopole antenna for transmission and a similar antenna driving a diode sampler for reception, the system has shown spectral coverage from 90 to 170 GHz.
  • Keywords
    detector circuits; microwave antennas; microwave links; pulse generators; solid-state microwave circuits; 1.8 ps; 90 to 170 GHz; all-electronic system; diode sampler for reception; free-space picosecond EM pulses; monolithic integrated circuits; monopole antenna; nonlinear transmission line step generator; picosecond EM pulse propagation; picosecond pulse detection; picosecond pulse generation; pulse repetition rate; spectral coverage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910886
  • Filename
    81274