Reconfigurable Pico-Pulse Generator for UWB Applications

Author

Zhang, Cemin ; Fathy, Aly E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN

fYear

2006

fDate

11-16 June 2006

Firstpage

407

Lastpage

410

Abstract

We have designed, fabricated, and tested a low cost tunable narrow pico-pulse generator using a 60ps transition time step-recovery diode (SRD) device. Both the pulse duration and shape are electronically controllable using PIN diodes that are optimally connected in series. A simple concept of an input-matching network was developed and implemented that can significantly minimize pulse broadening and suppress pulse distortion. The developed pulse generator circuit has a wide adjustable pulse duration covering a 300ps to 1ns range and produces either monocycle or Gaussian pulses using novel pulse shaping circuitry. The proposed structure can be easily reconfigured to include more complicated pulse shapes such as polycycle signals

Keywords

charge storage diodes; p-i-n diodes; pulse generators; pulse shaping circuits; ultra wideband technology; Gaussian pulses; PIN diodes; UWB applications; pulse broadening; pulse distortion; pulse generator circuit; pulse shaping circuitry; reconfigurable pico-pulse generator; step-recovery diode device; Costs; Diodes; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Pulse shaping methods; Shape control; Space vector pulse width modulation; Switches; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage; Gaussian pulse; SRD; monocycle; polycycle; pulse generator; ultra-wide band (UWB);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9541-7

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249557

Filename

4014917