1955 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IO Md v "START BRANCH g AT INPUT |25 (FIGSIand 6) FIG. At the end of this time, the minority carriers are depleted and the diode 63S abruptly stops conducting. The diode l505 normally is conducting between ground and a -30 volt source through a 680-ohm resistor 507. PULSE CIRCUIT USING STEP-RECOVERY DIODES Filed'June 23, 19s? The emitters of the transistors T8 and T9 are connected together to a -14 volt source, while the collectors are connected together to a +30 volt source through a pair of resistors 631 and 632 of the negative step recovery circuit 121. References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,076,902 2/1963 Van Duzer et al. 50, No. FIGURE 2 shows a representative wave front applied Patented Feb. 13, 1968 ICC to the input of a delay circuit of the pulse generator of FIGURE 1. A first diode is connected to the receiver output. It is further desirable that pulse width and spacing be easily controlled and that dependence of pulse width and spacing on temperature, power supply fluctuations, and input waveform uctuations be minimized. ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,527,966 PULSE CIRCUIT USING STEP-RECOVERY DIODES Charles 0. In electronics, a step recovery diode (SRD) is a semiconductor junction diode having the ability to generate extremely short pulses. to 500,000 c.p.s. When point C rises to 0 volts or ground potential during the transition, a diode 627 in the diode adder 123y and a diode 629 in the diode coupler 105 become forward biased. This pulse is applied to the input of the amplifier which comprises a pair of parallel connected transistors T5l and T7 which are normally cutoff. Pulse shaping generator employing plural step-recovery diodes, Manipulating of pulses not covered by one of the other main groups of this subclass, Shaping pulses by increasing duration; by decreasing duration, Shaping pulses by increasing duration; by decreasing duration by the use of delay lines or other analogue delay elements, Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits, Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses, Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices exhibiting hole storage or enhancement effect, Shaping pulses by steepening leading or trailing edges, A circuit arrangement for generating short pulses with steep edges and variable width, Nuclear radiation dosimeter using a step recovery diode, Control device for charge transfer element, Pulse circuits using diffused junction semiconductor devices, Limiting amplifier employing non-saturating transistors for providing inphase squarewave output from distorted wave input, Variable width nanosecond pulse generator utilizing storage diodes having snap-off characteristics, Brueckentorschaltung for generating electrical pulses of short duration, Clock generating circuit generating a plurality of non-overlapping clock signals, Method for obtaining a variable frequency and variable delay cell for carrying out this method, Frequency multiplier having an output of pulse groups, Tunable, maximum power output, frequency harmonic comb generator, Ultra-long monostable multivibrator employing bistable semiconductor switch to allowcharging of timing circuit, Transistor circuit for generating constant amplitude wave signals, Triggered voltage controlled oscillator using fast recovery gate, Control circuit for regulating a dc-to-dc converter. FIGURE 4 shows representative double pulses of different widths generated by the pulse generator of FIG- URE 1 according to the invention. The output pulse from channel II, therefore, may be delayed with respect to the output pulse from channel I by an amount which is the difference between the delay of circuit D2 and the delay of circuit D1. As will be specifically described hereinafter, the pulse wave front at the output of the circuit D3 is used to form the leading edge of the iinal output pulse of channel I, while the pulse wave front at the output of circuit D4 will form the trailing edge of the final output pulse of channel I. 3 ,527,966 Dated September 8, 1970 Charles 0. As indicated in FIGURE l0, the storage phase of the diode 634 is 50 nanoseconds, at the end of which time the diode abruptly stops conduction in the reverse direction. FIGURE 3 also illustrates a short separation of 0.85 nanosecond. As discussed hereinbefore, positive step pulses are developed at the outputs of delay circuits D3 and D4. Step Recovery Diodes have relatively little capacitance change under reverse bias and are used for higher efficiency applications. In 1873 Frederick Guthrie had charged his electroscope positively and then brought a piece of white-hot metal near the electroscope’s terminal. In order that the invention may be practiced by others, it is described in terms of an express embodiment, given by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: FIGURE 1 is a block diagram of a double pulse generator comprising channels I and II according to the invention. Step recovery diode is also known as a charge storage diode or snap-off diode.In different electrical and electronic circuits, this diode is used to produce small pulses. Consequently, the values discussed herein are representative only and are intended to clarify the invention rather than limit the invention to the values presented. This allows suiiicient time for the incoming wave front to attain full amplitude so thatl maximum power may be switched to the next state. Special output circuits in both channels I and II obtain output pulses having rise and fall times of less than 0.4 nanosecond. A first charge storage capacitor is connected from between the first diode and the receiver output to ground. 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 500 (Dl-D 6) FIG. Since the base of the, transistor T2' is connected to the collector of transistor T1, both the emitter and base of transistor T2 are at +18 volts (T1 normally being cutoff), thereby normally maintaining the transistor T2 cutoff. When transistor T1 conducts, the voltage at the collector drops, causing the base of the transistor T2 to become forward biased with respect to the emitter. The diodes, however, are reversed and the voltages applied to the circuit are positive rather than negative. PULSE SHAPING GENERATOR EMPLOYIG PLURAL STEP-RECOVERY DODESl Filed March l5, 1965 5 Slleef/S--Sl'l'I'l 2 IO NSEC RISE TIME FIG. Known pulse generators for developing pulses having rise and fall times of less than one nanosecond have lacked ease of control of pulse width and spacing and have experienced a loss of power and amplitude upon application to a load circuit. Thermionic emission is basically heating a metal, or a coated metal, causing the emission of electrons from its surface. The circuit uses an attenuator for the purpose of reducing reflections that may distort the desired In response thereto, the blocking oscillator produces positive step pulses, each having a leading edge substantially as shown in FIGURE 2, with a representative rise time of 10 nanoseconds. The diodes in the first stage 11 are more heavily biased in the forward conduction direction than are the diodes in the second stage to ensure sufficient energy stored in inductor 27. If high-order frequency multiplication is required from a diode multiplier, a. the resistive cutoff frequency must be high. A second output pulse is developed in channel II in a manner and with circuitry identical to that of channel I with the exception of the delay circuit D2 which, as discussed hereinbefore, is adjustable to provide for variable spacing between the output pulses from respective channels. each capable of storing charge during forward conduction of current therethrough, said diodes being conductive in the reverse direction during the pres ence of charge stored therein and showing an abrupt transition in the reverse conduction direction in response to the sudden depletion of stored charge. In this video, I have explained following topics regarding Step Recovery Diode:1. As a result, conduction of current through the transistors T6 and T7 is switched entirely through the standard SU-ohm load 107 to ground. These lines cause losses in pulse amplitude due to mismatched impedances and deterioration of rise time due to skin effect losses in the cabling. Such conduction develops 'a wave front at point E similar to that indicated in FIGURE l0. This constant total charge stored by each pair of diodes assures that charge depleted from one of the diodes is momentarily transferred to and stored in the other diode of the pair. generator according to claim 6 including: circuit means for changing the normal forward currents through said third, fourth and sixth step recovery diodes to change the storage phases thereof and thereby adjust the width of said first and second output pulses and the .separation therebetween respectively. Thus it can be seen that the charge originally stored by diode 17 during forward conduction is effectively transferred to and stored by diode 15 due to the higher forward current I therethrough and the total stored charge of the pair of diodes remains substantially constant. Another object is to easily control the spacing between double pulses. 43-53, January 1962. In` the arrangement of FIGURE 1, various circuits, described hereinafter, utilize an element that has been termed a step recovery diode by S. Krakauer in Harmonic Generation, Rectification, and Lifetime Evaluation With the Step Recovery Diode, Proc. The emitter of transistor T1, therefore, normally is held substantially at ground potential. FIGURE 3 shows representative double pulses at the output of the pulse generator of FIGURE 1, having rise and fall times of less than one nanosecond. They are ideal for multiplier circuits and are available in die form, plastic and ceramic packaging. son 23 STEP RECOVERY move INVENTOR CHARLES o. After the storage phase, the difference current Ir-If is switched into a load. At such time the anode voltage of the diode 627 goes to -14 volts. Referring to FIGURE 1, channel I may be considered as comprising two branches: an upper branch or start branch for developing the leading edge of the channel I output pulse, and a lower branch or stop branch for developing the trailing edge of the output pulse. This restores the voltage across inductor 27 substantially to zero, thereby allowing forward bias current supply 24 to restore forward bias current through diode 21. vThe circuit can again be triggered to produce a sharp rise-time output pulse. At the end of the storage phase, reverse conduction of the diode will drop to the low value typical of its reversed biased state. c. a step-recovery diode must be used. 6. 7 Ov H 2 NSEC 3o NSEC I K TVOA NSEC +I3V POINT A OF FIG. The step recovery diode, SRD is a rather specialist device that finds a number of applications in microwave radio frequency electronics. FORGE BY 61.0w . in a typical delay circuit r=200 nsec., 13:10 ma. PULSE CIRCUIT USING STEP-RECOVERY DIODES Filed'June 23, 19s? FIGURE 11 shows an idealized output pulse as related to and derived from the waveforms of FIGURES 7-10. 7. The diode 505 ceases conduction While the transistor continues to conduct between the +18 Volt source and 30 volt source through the limiting resistor 507. Step-Recovery Diode: It differs from the fast recovery diode. The delay circuit 500 may also be used for any of the variable delay circuits D2, D4, and D5, and when so used, the variable resistance may be adjusted to give desired pulse spacing and widths. `The output pulse from the circuit D3 is applied to an input terminal 125 (FIGURES 1 and 6), while the delayed output pulse from the circuit D4 is applied to an input terminal 127 of the oscillator 111. 307-885 3,078,377 2/ 1963 Brunschweiger 307-885 3,205,376 9/1965 Berry et al. For example, the same input waveform is applied to the circuits D1 and D2 and the circuits are subject to the same power supply and temperature liuctuations. Our first accidental discovery was of thermionic emission, which many years later lead to the vacuum tube. In today’s tutorial, we will have a look at Introduction to Step Recovery Diode. These diodes do not require idler circuits to enhance efficiency. The circuit 121 comprises components identical with those of the positive step recovery circuit 117. A pulse circuit as in claim 2 wherein: all of said diodes are serially connected to receive an input signal at the end terminals of the series connection, said first and third diodes are connected in coduction opposition, said second and fourth diodes are connected in conduction opposition and said first and fourth diodes are connected in common conduction direction with said inductor connected in shunt with the series connection of said second and fourth diodes; and. A diode 639 is connected in the diode adder 123 between the points D and G and normally is reverse biased. The white-hot metal emitted electrons to the terminal, which of course neutralized the electroscope’s positive charge, causing the lea… Reverse recovery characteristics of the diodes were measured in pulse regimes to be relevant to operation of drift step recovery diodes (DSRDs) [1]. PROPERTIES OF THE DRIFT STEP RECOVERY DIODES Effect of high power nanosecond impulse generation by drift step-recovery diodes (DSRDs) has been discovered by Russian inventors in 1981 (Grekhov et al., 1981). 4, PULSE SHAPING GENERATOR EMPLOYING PLURAL STEP-RECOVERY DIODES Filed March l5. If, e.g. An output pulse is developed thereby in the circuit 111 for application to the inverter amplier 119. Normally, the point G is at a higher voltage (+15 v.) than point D (from ground to approximately +9 volts), including the period that the wave front of the pulse at point D is developed as indicated in FIGURE l1. v. Assuming that the charge is extracted completely by Ir and that the current If has owed for a time large compared to T, this yields: r is the only diode parameter that influences the storage time. Thus, as long as the driving signal at line 16 is sufiiciently large to transfer all of the charge to either diode, the charge transferred is dependent only upon forward bias current I and not upon the frequency of the driving signal. Consequently, even though the point A continues to rise, as indicated in FIGURE 8, point B remains at approximately volts until the stored minority carriers in the diode 617 are depleted. A current suddenly applied in the reverse direction will conduct through the diode until the stored charge is depleted. Since this voltage is below the voltage at point D (+9 volts), the diode 639 becomes forward biased and conducts. Consequently, at the end of the transition time of the diode 617, point B rises to approximately +13 volts` Points B and C are connected together through a fast recovery diode `624 and a coil 625. Paralleling two such circuits provides a simple realization of a double pulse generator. However, at the end of the storage phase of the diode 635, point G drops below ground Apotential as indicated in FIGURE 10. son 23 STEP RECOVERY move INVENTOR CHARLES o. 3. When the stored minority carriers (due to the normal forward current from ground tothe -30` volt source) are depleted, a very abrupt step in current occurs, i.e. 5, E. STROMER Feb. 13,' 1968 PULSE SHAPING GENERATOR EMPLOYING PLURAL STEP-RECOVERY DIODES Filed March 15, 1965 5 Sheets- Sheet L .Hjmzz of Feb. 13, 1968 E. STROMER 3,369,131, PULSE SHAPING GENERATOR EMPLOYING PLURAL STEP-RECOVERY DIODES v Filed March 15. Transistor 10 thus saturates and produces a pulse of relatively slow rise time on the input line 16 of the first stage 11. ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,527,966 PULSE CIRCUIT USING STEP-RECOVERY DIODES Charles 0. The base of transistor T1, therefore, normally is held at substantially ground potential, maintaining thetransistor T1 cutoff. l665-1676, Iuly 1962. During forward conduction of such diodes, it is believed minority carriers are confined close to the junction of the diode due to a built-in electric ield and constitute a stored charge. Since the current path through the amplifier and circuit 117 is through components identical with those found in the circuit 121 and amplifier 119, the voltage at point D will fall to precisely zero or ground level in approximately 0.4 nanosecond. Another object of the invention is to improve the rise ti-me of a wave front by application of the wave to a cascade arrangement of step recovery diodes. The high recovery switch of the fast recovery diode has a short storage time and a fall time, so the total reverse recovery … 2. Normally, therefore, points A, B, and C are at a voltage level of approximately l volts as indicated in FIGURE 8. FIGURE 8 shows idealized waveforms found at selected points in the start branch of FIGURE 6. From this single leading edge, the circuits of channels I and II are used, in a manner presently described, to form both leading and trailing edges of respective output pulses. The diode 617 conducts serially through a resistor 620 to the +30 volt source while the diode 618 conducts serially through a resistor 621 to the -30 volt source. AS indicated in FIGURE 8, the storage phase of the diode 617 is approximately 50 nanoseconds and is longer than the 30-nanosecond rise time of the wave front at point A. The outputs from circuits D3 and D4 are fed respectively to blocking oscillators 109 and 111. IRE, vol. A further drift reduction can be obtained by mounting the step recovery diodes on a common heat sink. (b) a first step "re'cbver'y diode having 'a 'storage phase and connected to said source for delaying each of said input pulses a first predetermined period equal to said storage phase; (c) means connected to said first diode for developing a first output pulse having fast rise and fall times and a predetermined polarity; (d) a second step recovery diode having a storage phase and connected to said source for delaying each of said input pulses a second predetermined period equal to said storage phase, said second period being longer than said first period; and. Since the output from oscillator 111 generally is delayed from the output of circuit D3, a pulse appears at the output of oscillator 109 having a width which is the difference 'between' the delays of the circuits D4 and D3. The developed FIGURE 6 is a circuit diagram of portions of channel I of FIGURE 1 comprising start and stop branches. These Step Recovery diodes generate harmonics by storing a charge as the diode is driven to forward conductance by the positive voltage of the input signal. At the end of the storage phase, the diode 617 abruptly stops conducting in the reverse direction. References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,168,654 2/1965 Lewis 307-319 3,209,171 9/1965 AmOdei 307319 3,225,220 12/1965 Cubert 307-281 X 3,385,982 5/1965 Raillard et a1. Prior to application of the wave front at point A, a pair of step recovery diodes 617 vand 618 are normally conducting between a 14 volt source and a -30 volt source. Step recovery diode Last updated February 28, 2020 Signal of a SRD frequency comb generator (HP 33003A) Circuit Symbol. This delay determines the spacing between the pulses of channels I and 1I. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, a first stage pulse sharpener includes a pair of step-recovery diodes connected to apply a sharpened input pulse to a succeeding sharpening stage including a pair of step-recovery diodes. US3369131A US43987265A US3369131A US 3369131 A US3369131 A US 3369131A US 43987265 A US43987265 A US 43987265A US 3369131 A US3369131 A US 3369131A Authority US United States Prior art keywords diode pulse output pulses circuit Prior art date 1965-03-15 Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. transition time step-recovery diode (SRD) device. FIGURE 5 is a circuit diagram of a pulse delay circuit of the type used in the pulse generator of FIGURE 1. Another object isto minimize dependence of pulse width and spacing on temperature, power supply lluctuations, and input waveform fluctuations in a pulse generator. The load 29 receives a current impulse of short duration ICE having a rise time which is comparable to the step-recovery time of diode 21, typically about 200x 10* seconds. Mesa-epitaxial 4H-SiC p+-p-no-n+-diodes were fabricated from commercial epitaxial wafers. The width of the APPLICATIONS feeding microstrip line is 3.5 mm, and its characteristic imped- ance is 50 X. During such conduction a wave front is developed at point A of approximately the wave shape indicated in FIGURE 8, having a rise time of approximately 30 nanoseconds. 3O7319 DONALD D. FORRER, Primary Examiner J. D. FREUR, Assistant Examiner U.S. Cl. From the circuits of FIGURE 6, therefore, an output pulse is obtained across the 50 ohm load 107 that is approximately 20 nanoseconds wide, with rise and fall times of approximately 0.4 nanosecond. The output pulse from D2 is delayed 30 nanoseconds, While the circuit D4 may be adjusted to produce an output pulse delayed from 30 to 130 nanoseconds. Another object is to arrange a series of selected step recovery diodes so that each successive diode has a storage phase longer than the vrise time of the preceding diode. It can be shown that the total charge stored in the junction region of a diode is equal to the product of the forward bias current I and the carrier lifetime 7 of a diode. said inductor is connected to the common connection of said first and said fourth diodes for coupling said pairs of serially-connected diodes together. Another object of the invention is to generate double pulses having fast rise and fall times. These pulses are applied simultaneously to circuits of the upper and lower halves of FIGURE 1. The doping density is extremely small near junction area, due to which the charge storage is negligible near the junction and this leads to fast switching of the diode from ON state to OFF state. FIGURE 9 shows an idealized wave front applied to the input of the stop branch of FIGURE 6. MACOM’s Silicon and GaAs varactor multiplier diodes provide broadband performance ranging from 10 MHz to 70 GHz. The output of the balanced modulator is attenuated and provides a frequency modulated RF signal output. Radiation tests of step-recovery diodes were performed by the inventor and analysis of the test data is reported in the Harry Diamond Laboratories technical report No. Transistor T2 is connected between the +18 volt source and ground in series with a pair of resistors 513 and 515. As indicatedl in FIGURE 8, the storage phase of the diode 61S is approximately 3 nanoseconds, at the end of which time reverse conduction through the diode 618 is abruptly stopped. The output from oscillator 111 is fed through a stop pulse ampliiier 113 to the input of oscillator 109, thereby cutting off the oscillator 109. A unique silicon dioxide passivation process assures greater reliability and low leakage currents at high temperatures. As discussed, the snap action from high to low conductance of the diode 501 is achieved by applying a current (Ir) in the reverse direction to the diode. and Ir=60 ma., the drift will be about 0.2 nsec./ C. Reduction of its eiect can be achieved by utilizing only time differences generated by pairs of diodes, such as done in FIGURE 1 for determining pulse width and spacing. Point A normally is at a potential of approximately -15 volts (for reasons presently described) but will rise t0 approximately +13 volts upon conduction of transistors T5 and T7. In response to each pulse from oscillator 103, two step-pulse waveforms are developed, one at the output of each channel for application through a diode coupler 105 to a standard load 107. The step recovery diode finds uses in a number of different roles including very short pulse generation, ultra-fast waveform generation, comb generation, and high order frequency multiplication. In traditional SRD charge is stored in the diode by means of a nearly steady-state forward current flow. The cathodes of a pair of step recovery diodes 634 and 635 are connected together to a +14 volt source while the anode of diode 634 is connected through the resistor 632 to a +30 volt source and the anode of the diode 635 is connected through a resistor 637 to the +30 volt source. Such heterojunctions allow the fabrication of abrupt dopant profiles that improve the sharpness of a step function output signal from the SRD. Upon application of an input pulse to the inverter amplifier 119 the transistors TS and T9 start conduction. Consequently, although the circuits D1 and D2 respond to these variations, the delay difference between their respective output waveforms remains constant, resulting in constant spacing between the pulses from channels Iand II. This type of diode is discussed in detail by J, L. Moll, S. Krakauer, and R. Shen, in P-N Junction Charge Storage Diodes, Proc. Step-Recovery Diode In the step-recovery diode the doping level is gradually decreased as the junction is approached. Channel II, in addition, is adjustable to vary the separation of its output pulses from the pulses of channel I from zero or overlapping to 100 nanoseconds. The present circuit may therefore be operated on a single input event or on a recurring input signal having a period less than the lifetime of the step-recovery diodes used in the circuit. (b) a first step recovery diode having a storage phase; (c) means for normally supplying forward current to said first diode to predetermine said storage phase; (d) means for applying an input pulse to said first diode in opposition to said forward current to begin said storage phase; (e) means including said first diode responsive to termination of said storage phase for developing a first normalized wave front, delayed from the wave front of said input pulse by the period of said storage phase; (f) a second step recovery diode having a storage phase; (g) means for normally supplying a forward current to said second diode to predetermine the storage phase of said second diode; (h) means for adjusting the forward current through said second diode to select a predetermined period for the storage phase of said second diode; (i) means for applying said input pulse to said second diode in opposition to the forward current therein to begin the storage phase of said second diode; (j) means including said second diode responsive to termination of the storage phase of said second diode for developing a second normalized wave front, delayed from the wave front of said input pulse by the period of the storage phase of said second diode; and. 4. (k) means responsive to said normalized wave fronts for developing corresponding first and second output pulses of identical polarity, said second out-put pulse being delayed from said first output pulse by the difference of the storage phases of said second and first diodes. Initially, conduction of the transistors T8 and T9 is through the diode 634 in the reverse direction and continues in this direction until the minority carriers in the diode are depleted. The wave fronts of the pulses from circuits 117 and' 1121 are then applied to a diode adder 123 which couples them together to form a single output pulse of a width` which is the difference between the delays of circuits D1 and D3. The voltage in the feedback winding is in such a direction as to raise the potential on the base of the transistor T3 and thereby further increase the conduction 0f T3. The MA44600 series of Step Recovery diodes is designed for use in low and moderate power multipliers with out-put frequencies of up to 20 GHz. G lo L; 0V, I 4 v 2o NsEc SO NSEC '3 POINT `D OF FIG. Abstract: A homodyne motion sensor or detector based on ultra-wideband radar utilizes the entire received waveform through implementation of a voltage boosting receiver. Both channels I and II are adjustable for varying the width of respective pulses. 20. Still another problem is found in known pulse generators in which double pulses are generated by multiple reflections in transmission lines. The pulse of FIG- URE 9 is applied to blocking oscillator 111, causing operation of the oscillator in the manner discussed hereinbefore. The changing current in the Winding 603, due to the increasing conduction of transistor T3, induces a changing ux in the core 605 which in turn generates a voltage across the feedback winding 607 that is applied through a resistor 610 to the base of the transistor T3. 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