Pulse compression on an HLN-transmission line in GaAs technology as a basis for an integrated sampling head driver module

The theory behind nonlinear wave propagation is reviewed briefly. Analogue simulation results indicate the possibility of designing a nonlinear transmission line in a commercially available GaAs process which compresses input signals with 35 ps rise time to 9 ps at the output. This pulse compression ability can be used to construct a driver to control the switch in an integrated sampling head.<
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