A reconfigurable, multi-gigahertz pulse shaping circuit based on distributed transversal filters

Author

Zhu, Yunliang ; Zuegel, Jonathan D. ; Marciante, John R. ; Wu, Hui

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY

fYear

2006

fDate

21-24 May 2006

Abstract

A distributed transversal filter (DTF) is a good candidate for ultrafast pulse shaping in wideband systems like UWB. This paper presents the circuit analysis of DTFs based on transmission line theory. We also show the detailed design procedure of DTFs. A 5-tap prototype DTF is designed and fabricated using microwave PCB substrate and pHEMT discrete transistors. Simulation and initial measurement results demonstrate its pulse shaping capability

Keywords

filters; microwave filters; network analysis; pulse shaping; pulse shaping circuits; reconfigurable architectures; transmission line theory; UWB systems; circuit analysis; distributed transversal filters; microwave PCB substrate; multigigahertz pulse shaping circuit; pHEMT discrete transistors; reconfigurable circuit; transmission line theory; ultrafast pulse shaping; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Microwave transistors; PHEMTs; Prototypes; Pulse shaping methods; Transmission line measurements; Transmission line theory; Transversal filters; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Island of Kos

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9389-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1693563

Filename

1693563