Title :
The effects of offset voltage on the amplitude and bandwidth of kick-out pulses used in the nose-to-nose sampler impulse response characterization method
Author :
Larson, Donald R. ; Paulter, Nicholas G., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
fDate :
8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The amplitude and bandwidth of kick-out pulses used in the nose-to-nose sampler impulse response characterization method were measured as a function of offset voltage. The measuring instrument was of similar bandwidth and its effects on the measurement were not removed. The amplitude is almost linear for offset voltages from -500 mV to 500 mV, except for values from about -50 mV to 50 mV. Slight changes in bandwidth were observed for offset voltages from -250 mV to 250 mV with significant bandwidth loss observed for offset voltages outside this range
Keywords :
calibration; oscilloscopes; signal sampling; transfer functions; transient response; waveform analysis; -500 to 500 mV; bandwidth variation; calibration; high-speed samplers; impulse response characterization; kick-out pulses; nose-to-nose sampler; offset voltage effects; pulse amplitude; pulse bandwidth; sampling oscilloscope; transfer function; waveform spectrum; Bandwidth; Connectors; Electric variables measurement; Oscilloscopes; Photoconductivity; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Sampling methods; Time domain analysis; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
