Compact Impulse Source for Wideband Signal Calibrations and General Laboratory Use

Abstract

A compact impulse generator has been designed and built for use in calibrating wideband signal hardware components. Operating modes include single shot to 10-Hz repetition rate. The voltage output is variable from 0 to 1000 V. The pulsewidth is fixed at 5 ns with an 110-ps rise time. The source may be operated on battery power or with a wall plug. The design parameters and measured output characteristics are documented in this report. The waveform is shown to be very repeatable, which makes it useful as a wideband calibration source.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA377611

Entities

People

  • Bruce Jenkins
  • Daniel C. Judy
  • Doug M. Weidenheimer
  • Marc S. Litz

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Antennas
  • Calibration
  • Delay Lines
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Generators
  • Geometry
  • High Voltage
  • Military Research
  • Power Supplies
  • Repetition Rate
  • Signal Processing
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • Switches
  • Systems Engineering
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Mathematics or Statistics