Title :
Pulse compression on an HLN-transmission line in GaAs technology as a basis for an integrated sampling head driver module
Author :
Färber, J.A. ; Laverty, S.J. ; Eder, A. ; Maguire, P.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Elektrotech., Fachhochschule Augsburg, Germany
fDate :
8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The theory behind nonlinear wave propagation is reviewed briefly. Analogue simulation results indicate the possibility of designing a nonlinear transmission line in a commercially available GaAs process which compresses input signals with 35 ps rise time to 9 ps at the output. This pulse compression ability can be used to construct a driver to control the switch in an integrated sampling head
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; SPICE; analogue simulation; circuit analysis computing; driver circuits; gallium arsenide; high-frequency transmission line measurement; integrated circuit measurement; pulse shaping circuits; shock waves; signal sampling; strip line circuits; transmission line theory; 35 to 9 ps; GaAs; GaAs technology; HLN-transmission line; SPICE simulation; analogue simulation; integrated sampling head; integrated sampling head driver module; nonlinear transmission line; nonlinear wave propagation; pulse compression; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear wave propagation; Pulse compression methods; SPICE; Sampling methods; Semiconductor diodes; Signal design; Signal sampling; Switches; Transmission line theory;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
