Title :
Nonlinear transmission line for picosecond pulse compression and broadband phase modulation
Author :
Rodwell, M.J.W. ; Bloom, D.M. ; Auld, B.A.
Author_Institution :
Stanford University, Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford, USA
Abstract :
Simulations and scale-model experiments indicate that shock-wave formation on a GaAs integrated circuit nonlinear transmission line will generate electrical pulses with rise times less than 5 ps, and that velocity modulation on the line will permit broadband phase modulation from DC to 40 GHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; monolithic integrated circuits; phase modulation; transmission lines; 5 ps; GaAs integrated circuit; broadband phase modulation; electrical pulses; nonlinear transmission line; picosecond pulse compression; rise times; scale-model experiments; shock-wave formation; velocity modulation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870077
