Pulse Sharpening in Ferrite Transmission Lines

Abstract

Pulse sharpening effects in ferrite transmission lines may be used to obtain kV pulses with ns risetime. The exact description of the sharpening effect requires complex shock wave analysis. In this paper an approximate but useful physical model is discussed. The ferrite is treated as a lossy but linear transmission line from which equivalent design results are obtained. In many instances the nonlinear effects present are confined to a region which is small compared to the total transmission length, which makes the linear approximation more plausible. Preliminary experimental results, based on a 130 em long line, are in accord with the predictions of the model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA636458

Entities

People

  • Maurice Weiner

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuits
  • Coercivity
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Impedance
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetization
  • Nonlinear Differential Equations
  • Power
  • Sharpeners
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Transmission Lines
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.