Abstract
A novel efficient circuit for Ultra-WideBand (UWB) balanced sub-nanosecond monocycle pulse generation is presented. The pulse generator employs wideband bipolar transistor, step recovery diodes, Schottky diodes, and simple charging and discharging circuitry. Simple transient analysis and design of the circuit are presented along with their operating principle. The pulse generator produces truly balanced monocycle pulse with 500 ps pulse-width and 800 mV peak voltage. The generated monocycle pulse also has very symmetrical positive and negative portions and low ringing level. The presented pulse generator can be used as both a transmitter feeding UWB balanced antennas without broadband baluns and a balanced switching pulse generator that used in UWB receiver.
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Communication author: Xie Yifang, born in 1974, male, Doctor Degree.
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Xie, Y., Xiong, W. Truly balanced pulse generator using microwave transistor and SRD. J. Electron.(China) 28, 141–144 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11767-011-0607-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11767-011-0607-8
Key words
- Balanced monocycle pulse generator
- Ultra-WideBand (UWB)
- Microwave bipolar transistor
- Step Recovery Diode (SRD)