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A Simple Picosecond Pulse Generator Based on a Pair of Step Recovery Diodes

Instrumentation and Detectors 2017-10-17 v1

Abstract

A picosecond pulse generator based on a pair of step recovery diodes (SRD), leveraging the transient response of the SRD PN junction and controlling the pulse width by a resistor, is proposed. We first explain the operation principle of the device, decomposing the pulse generation into different phases, and then demonstrate an experimental prototype with two different resistance, and hence pulse width, values.

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@article{arxiv.1610.07115,
  title  = {A Simple Picosecond Pulse Generator Based on a Pair of Step Recovery Diodes},
  author = {Lianfeng Zou and Shulabh Gupta and Christophe Caloz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.07115},
  year   = {2017}
}