Title :
Picosecond pulse formation by transmission line discontinuities
Author :
Frankel, Michael Y. ; Gupta, Swastik ; Valdmanis, J.A. ; Mourou, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Presents a technique for transforming electrical step-like excitations into picosecond electrical pulses by using discontinuities embedded in a coplanar transmission line structure. The authors have experimentally demonstrated the formation of 3 ps pulses from photoconductively generated steps. Equations for the pulse amplitude/duration trade-off based on a lumped element approach are given and shown to be in agreement with the calculations of the element values.
Keywords :
photoconducting devices; pulse generators; pulse shaping circuits; semiconductor switches; strip line components; transmission line theory; 3 ps; coplanar transmission line structure; electrical step-like excitations; lumped element approach; photoconductively generated steps; picosecond electrical pulses; pulse amplitude/duration trade-off; transmission line discontinuities;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890911
