High-power bipolar picosecond pulse generation using optically activated traveling wave generator

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1645-1648

  Vergne, B ^a   Couderc, V ^a   Barthelemy A ^a   Lalande, M ^a   Bertrand, V ^a   Gontier, D ^b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Bipolar pulses; Kilovolt pulses; Picosecond duration; Switching process; Wide band spectra

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; TRAVELING WAVE ANTENNAS;

BIPOLAR PULSES; KILOVOLT PULSES; PICOSECOND DURATION; SWITCHING PROCESS; WIDE BAND SPECTRA;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 33745803197     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21713     Document Type: Article

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