Title :
Observation of shocks on a nonlinear dispersive transmission line
Author :
Lonngren, K.E. ; Landt, D.L. ; Burde, C.M. ; Kolosick, J.A.
fDate :
4/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes experiments on shocks which form and propagate along an easily constructed nonlinear and dispersive transmission line. The steepening of the shock front as observed here can be useful in ultra-fast switching operations in electronic circuits.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic propagation in dispersive media; Nonlinear transmission lines; Shock waves; Capacitors; Diodes; Dispersion; Electric shock; Frequency; Polynomials; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission line measurements; Transmission lines; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCS.1975.1084039
