A Simple Picosecond Pulse Generator Based on a Pair of Step Recovery Diodes
arXiv:1610.07115 · doi:10.1109/LMWC.2017.2690880
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.