8 GHz transient signal digitizer theory and realization

Author

Ghis, A. ; Riondet, B. ; Rolland, N. ; Benlarbi-Delai, A. ; Polland, P.A. ; Glay, D. ; Ouvrier-Buffet, P.

Author_Institution

LETI (CEA-Technologies Avancees), Grenoble, France

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

281

Abstract

A new technique leading to an accurate sampling of single shot high frequency signals is described. This technique provides 20 GHz sampling of electrical pulses up to 8 GHz bandwidth with a 60 dB dynamic range. The prototype of a transient digitizer involving this new principle is currently being tested, with the goal of a new product development. We will present the theory of the sampling operations, and the outline and conception of the prototype. For this purpose, a specific set of MMIC has been developed in a fast GaAs technology. The performance predicted from full wave circuits simulations will be presented.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; MMIC; analogue-digital conversion; circuit simulation; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit modelling; product development; 20 GHz; 8 GHz; GaAs; MMIC; dynamic range; electrical pulses; full wave circuit simulations; product development; sampling operations; single shot high frequency signals; transient signal digitizer; Bandwidth; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Dynamic range; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Product development; Prototypes; Sampling methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2001. IMOC 2001.Proceedings of the 2001 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7065-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SBMOMO.2001.1008766

Filename

1008766