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Fast high--voltage amplifiers for driving electro-optic modulators

Instrumentation and Detectors 2007-05-23 v1 Optics

Abstract

We describe five high-voltage (60 to 550V peak to peak), high-speed (1-300ns rise time; 1.3-300MHz bandwidth) linear amplifiers for driving capacitive or resistive loads such as electro-optic modulators. The amplifiers use bipolar transistors in various topologies. Two use electron tubes to overcome the speed limitations of high-voltage semiconductors. All amplifiers have been built. Measured performance data is given for each.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0506050,
  title  = {Fast high--voltage amplifiers for driving electro-optic modulators},
  author = {Holger Mueller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0506050},
  year   = {2007}
}

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9pages, 6figures, 6tables, to appear in Review of Scientific Instruments