High-voltage picosecond pulse generation using avalanche diodes

Thomas E. McEwan; Roy L. Hanks

doi:10.1117/12.23372

1 January 1991 High-voltage picosecond pulse generation using avalanche diodes

Thomas E. McEwan, Roy L. Hanks

Proceedings Volume 1346, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Videography, Photonics, and Velocimetry '90; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23372
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The generation ofkilovolt-level sub-lOOps wide pulses using the avalanche transit-time effect in abruptjunction P-i-NN+ silicon diodes is described and the basic theory for this " single-shot" mode of the microwave TRAPATF oscillator is discussed. We then present a computationally efficient SPICE model and compare simulations to lab data for two basic circuit configurations. 1.

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Thomas E. McEwan and Roy L. Hanks "High-voltage picosecond pulse generation using avalanche diodes", Proc. SPIE 1346, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Videography, Photonics, and Velocimetry '90, (1 January 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23372

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