Title :
An optically triggered monolithic sample and hold circuit using GaAs MESFET technology
Author :
Mason, R. ; Taylor, J.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
fDate :
30 May-2 Jun 1994
Abstract :
Optically controlled sample and hold (OS/H) circuits can be used in many high-speed sampled data applications where timing jitter limits the performance. This paper presents a fully integrated OS/H which is fabricated in a commercial GaAs MESFET technology. Measured results are presented which demonstrate the operation of the circuit at sample rates approaching 500 Ms/s at 7.6-bits resolution
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; field effect analogue integrated circuits; gallium arsenide; jitter; sample and hold circuits; sampled data circuits; GaAs; MESFET technology; circuit operation; high-speed sampled data applications; optically triggered circuit; resolution; sample and hold circuit; sample rates; timing jitter; Clocks; Gallium arsenide; High speed optical techniques; Integrated circuit measurements; Jitter; MESFET circuits; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1994. ISCAS '94., 1994 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1915-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1994.409114
