Gallium arsenide monolithically integrated sampling head using equivalent time sampling having a bandwidth greater than 100 Ghz

Abstract

A high bandwidth RF sampler using equivalent time sampling comprising an RF coplanar waveguide integrated with sampling diodes on a gallium arsenide substrate. A monolithic, integrated coplanar strip nonlinear transmission line is integrated on the same substrate to receive sample pulses. These pulses are reshaped by the nonlinear transmission line to have a very fast edge. This edge is differentiated by a shunt inductance of a short circuit termination of a slot line portion of the RF signal coplanar waveguide. The resulting delta function sample pulses cause the sample diodes and integrated capacitors to develop an intermediate output frequency which is a replica of the RF signal at a lower frequency and no voltage conversion loss. RF signals of up to 300 Ghz can be sampled using this circuit.

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