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Enables the generation of sub-nanosecond pulses in any frequency generation.Does not use standard switching techniques.High intrinsic bandwidth gives fast pulses.
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About Opportunity: Generating fast radiofrequency pulses is difficult. Traditional pulse generators employ either diode switches in the signal path, or rely on varying the gain of an amplifier stage, i.e. traditional amplitude modulators. The pulse rise time and width are limited by the intrinsic bandwidth of the port controlling the modulating element, and switch element time constants. The new methodology employs types of multipliers as switches which may have intrinsic bandwidths of many Gigahertz and because they are designed to be high frequency components have very small internal capacitances. The non-linearity inherent in the multiplication process will “speed up” the pulse edges giving some additional pulse width compression. A rectangular pulse of