Title :
Generation of 3.5-ps fall-time shock waves on a monolithic GaAs nonlinear transmission line
Author :
Madden, C.J. ; Rodwell, M.J.W. ; Marsland, R.A. ; Bloom, David M. ; Pao, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that nonlinear wave propagation on a monolithic GaAs nonlinear transmission line can form shock waves with fall time as short as 3.5 ps. An output fall time of 4.3 ps was measured for a single line driven at 15 GHz (20-ps fall time) while a cascade of two lines driven at 8 GHz (37-ps fall time) produced a 2-V wavefront with 3.5-ps fall time.<>
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; microwave integrated circuits; monolithic integrated circuits; pulse shaping circuits; transmission lines; 15 GHz; 2 V; 3.5 ps; 8 GHz; GaAs nonlinear transmission line; cascade of two lines; fall-time; monolithic transmission lines; nonlinear wave propagation; semiconductors; shock waves; Bridge circuits; Capacitance; Gallium arsenide; Sampling methods; Schottky diodes; Shock waves; Transmission line theory; Transmission lines; Varactors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
