• DocumentCode
    1107623
  • Title

    Generation of microwave pulses by optoelectronically switched resonators

  • Author

    Paulus, P. ; Brinker, W. ; Jager, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Münster, Münster, Germany
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    1/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    108
  • Lastpage
    111
  • Abstract
    The generation of ultrashort pulses or microwave bursts by optoelectronically switched transmission line resonators is investigated numerically and experimentally. When using a dc charging source, single ultrafast pulses can be generated, shorter than the laser pulse width and the carrier relaxation time of the photoconductor used. Electrical pulses shorter than 41 ps are obtained from a 430 ps dye laser pulse. When using a microwave CW signal as input, bursts with higher output power than the input power are generated. Preliminary experiments demonstrate this kind of power enhancement.
  • Keywords
    Electrooptic switches; Microwave oscillators; Optical transient propagation; Pulse generation; Transmission-line resonators; Ultrafast optics; DC generators; High power microwave generation; Masers; Microwave generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power transmission lines; Pulse generation; Space vector pulse width modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1986.1072880
  • Filename
    1072880