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Ultrafast pulses can be measured by a resistive divider or a capacitive divider (Sect. 17.1). In terms of the ease of construction and characterization, the resistive divider is a better choice. The divider is typically consisted of a high value resistor and a 50 Ω resistor, designed to match the impedance of a standard coaxial cable. The configuration and related issues of such a divider is discussed in Sect. 17.2. With robust resistors, the divider can be used to measure high voltage, nanosecond pulses. For shorter pulses, a coaxial structure that houses resistors with low inductance can be used. One such a resistor divider for subnanosecond pulses is shown in Sect. 17.3.
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Xiao, S. (2021). Pulse Voltage Measurement. In: Ultrashort Electric Pulse Effects in Biology and Medicine. Series in BioEngineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5113-5_17
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