Title :
Pyroelectric detector application to baseband pulse measurements
Author :
Lawton, Robert A. ; Nahman, N.S.
Author_Institution :
US Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, USA
Abstract :
A square-law detector for picosecond baseband pulse comparison techniques has been realised using the pyroelectric effect. By using thin-film techniques, a broadband signal transfer to the detector was obtained. The theoretical principles of the detector and some applications are briefly discussed. Attention is given to measurements of pulse-energy content, pulse autocorrelation function and pulse crosscorrelation function.
Keywords :
detector circuits; power measurement; pulse circuits; pyroelectricity; autocorrelation function; baseband pulse measurements; crosscorrelation function; picosecond; pyroelectric effect; square law detector;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19720234
