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High‐power bipolar picosecond pulse generation using optically activated traveling wave generator
Author(s) -
Vergne B.,
Couderc V.,
Barthélémy A.,
Lalande M.,
Bertrand V.,
Gontier D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21713
Subject(s) - microwave , picosecond , pulse generator , generator (circuit theory) , materials science , pulse (music) , voltage , electrical engineering , optoelectronics , pulse duration , optics , power (physics) , physics , engineering , telecommunications , laser , quantum mechanics
We demonstrate the generation of multikilovolt bipolar picosecond pulses using an optically activated travelling wave generator into 50Ω load. The spectral content of the output electrical pulse can be modified to favour or reduce low‐frequency components. Bipolar pulses of 450 ps of duration with more than 3 kV of peak voltage are produced. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 1645–1648, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21713