NANOSECOND PULSE TECHNIQUES,
Abstract
As part of a USAECOM program to study the feasibility of applying high resolution techniques to combat surveillance radars, selected electronic switching devices capable of generating nanosecond pulses were investigated and certain operational characteristics determined. These devices were: hydrogen thyratrons, switching transistors, avalanche transistors, and snap-off diodes. Pulses were generated down to one nanosecond at pulse repetition frequencies up to 50 megacycles. Hydrogen thyratrons and avalanche transistors were used in modulators to produce RF pulses approximately ten nanoseconds wide. Further investigations into the various schemes for developing nanosecond pulses are recommended as well as efforts toward development of additional nanosecond pulse techniques. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0615650
Entities
People
- Michael A. Fanuele
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command