• DocumentCode
    1488745
  • Title

    Effects of nonlinear diode junction capacitance on the nose-to-nose calibration

  • Author

    Remley, Kate A. ; Williams, Dylan F. ; DeGroot, Donald C. ; Verspecht, Jan ; Kerley, John

  • Author_Institution
    RF Technol. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    196
  • Lastpage
    198
  • Abstract
    We examine the effects of nonlinear diode junction capacitance on the fundamental premise of the nose-to-nose calibration, that the kickout pulse is identical in shape and duration to the impulse response of a sampling circuit. We offer a physical explanation for the error introduced by the nonlinear junction capacitance using small-signal diode equations.
  • Keywords
    SPICE; calibration; capacitance; cathode-ray oscilloscopes; microwave measurement; signal sampling; transient response; impulse response; kickout pulse; nonlinear diode junction capacitance; nonlinear junction capacitance; nose-to-nose calibration; sampling circuit; small-signal diode equations; Calibration; Capacitance; Diodes; Nonlinear equations; Oscilloscopes; Pulse circuits; Pulse shaping methods; Sampling methods; Shape; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1531-1309
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7260.923026
  • Filename
    923026
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1488745