A novel picosecond pulse generation circuit based on SRD and NLTL

Jianming Zhou; Qiuyuan Lu; Fan Liu; Yinqiao Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149645

A novel picosecond pulse generation circuit based on SRD and NLTL

Jianming Zhou, Qiuyuan Lu, Fan Liu, Yinqiao Li

School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics

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Abstract

Because of the importance of ultra-wideband (UWB) radar in various applications, short pulse generation in UWB systems has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. In order to shorten the pulse, nonlinear transmission line (NLTL) is imported, which expands the application of step recovery diode (SRD) for pulse generation. Detailed analysis and equations for this SRD and NLTL-based pulse generation are provided and verified by simulation and experimental results. Factors that could cause pulse waveform distortions are also analyzed. The generator circuit presented in this paper generates 130ps and 3.3V pulse, which can be used in UWB radar systems that require sub-nanosecond pulses.

Original language	English
Article number	e0149645
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149645
Publication status	Published - Feb 2016

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