Arbitrary Pulse Shape Synthesis via Nonuniform Transmission Lines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1990, Pages 1514-1518

  Burkhart, Scott C ^a   Wilcox, Russell B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC NETWORKS - TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; LASER PULSES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

DISCRETE INVERSE SCATTERING TECHNIQUE; LAYER PEELING ALGORITHM; MODE-LOCKED YLF LASER; NONUNIFORM IMPEDANCE TRANSMISSION LINES; NONUNIFORM TRANSMISSION LINES; OPTICAL PULSE SHAPING;

LASERS;

EID: 0025507863     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.58694     Document Type: Article

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