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DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS

Year 2018, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 85 - 88, 27.06.2018
https://doi.org/10.22531/muglajsci.422644

Abstract

Generation of very short
pulses with a pulse width in the order of a few nanoseconds or less is a
requirement for an UWB communications system. A pulse generator circuit based
on the step-recovery effect of an RF transistor has been designed for the
0-960-MHz UWB system, and is presented in this paper. The pulse generator
includes a linear RF amplifier with common-emitter topology and a high-pass
filter following the amplifier. Input of the RF amplifier is driven by a clock
signal provided by a function generator. Amplifier output includes positive
amplitude and negative amplitude pulses due to rising and falling edges of the
collector-emitter voltage of the transistor, respectively. Amplifier output is
then fed to a high-pass filter. Low-frequency transitions are further filtered
out, and the output of the high-pass filter is a pulse train consisting of very
short pulses. The pulse width has been measured as about 2.5 ns using a 300-MHz
digital oscilloscope.

References

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  • [2] M. A. Arafat, A. B. M. Harun-ur-Rashid, "A novel 7 Gbps low-power CMOS ultra-wideband pulse generator", IET Circuits, Devices & Systems, Vol. 6, pp. 406-412, 2012.
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  • [4] M. Karadeniz, "New subnanosecond pulse-generator circuit employing two step-recovery diodes," Electronics Letters, Vol. 10, No. 7, 1974.
  • [5] J. S. Lee, C. Nguyen, and T. Scullion, "New uniplanar subnanosecond monocycle pulse generator and transformer for time-domain microwave applications," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 49, No. 6, 2001.
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  • [7] X. Xia, L. Liu, J. Chen, H. Guan, and G. Fang, "Balanced pulse generator for ultra-wideband radar application," Electronics Letters, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2013.
  • [8] M. Gerding, T. Musch, and B. Schiek, "Generation of short electrical pulses based on bipolar transistors," Advanced in Radio Science, 2, 7-12, 2004.
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  • [10] H. Zhang, X. Liu, N. Li, and T. A. Gulliver, "A novel UWB pulse generator," IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PacRim), pp. 691-695, 2011.
  • [11] Datasheet of BFR93A, Infineon Technologies AG, 2001.

UWB HABERLEŞME İÇİN BİR DARBE ÜRETEN DEVRENİN TASARIMI

Year 2018, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 85 - 88, 27.06.2018
https://doi.org/10.22531/muglajsci.422644

Abstract

Bir UWB haberleşme
sistemi için, darbe süresi birkaç nanosaniye seviyesinde veya daha az olan
darbelerin üretilmesi bir gerekliliktir. Bir RF tranzistörün aşamalı-toparlanma
etkisine dayalı bir darbe üreten devre 0-960-MHz UWB sistemi için
tasarlanmıştır ve bu makalede sunulmaktadır. Darbe üreten devre ortak-emetör
konfigürasyonlu doğrusal bir RF kuvvetlendirici ve kuvvetlendiriciyi izleyen
bir yüksek-geçiren filtreden meydana gelmektedir. RF kuvvetlendiricinin girişi
bir fonksiyon üreteci tarafından sağlanan bir saat işareti ile sürülmektedir.
Kuvvetlendirici çıkışında, tranzistörün kollektör-emetör uçları arasındaki
gerilimin yükselen ve inen kenarlarından kaynaklanan sırasıyla pozitif genlikli
ve negatif genlikli darbeler vardır. Kuvvetlendirici çıkışı daha sonra bir
yüksek-geçiren filtreye beslenir. Düşük frekanslı işaretler yüksek-geçiren filtre
tarafından yeniden süzülür. Filtrenin çıkışı çok kısa süreli darbelerden
meydana gelen bir darbe dizisidir. Darbe genişliği, 300-MHz'lik bir sayısal
osiloskop kullanılarak 2.5 ns civarında ölçülmüştür.

References

  • [1] A. De Angelis, M. Dionigi, R. Giglietti, and P. Carbone, "Experimental low-cost short pulse generators", IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, pp. 259-264, 2008.
  • [2] M. A. Arafat, A. B. M. Harun-ur-Rashid, "A novel 7 Gbps low-power CMOS ultra-wideband pulse generator", IET Circuits, Devices & Systems, Vol. 6, pp. 406-412, 2012.
  • [3] A. K. Dwivedi, R. Mehra, S. Tyagi, and A. Islam, "A compact low power high frequency pulse generator", 2015 Fifth International Conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies, pp. 6-10, 2015.
  • [4] M. Karadeniz, "New subnanosecond pulse-generator circuit employing two step-recovery diodes," Electronics Letters, Vol. 10, No. 7, 1974.
  • [5] J. S. Lee, C. Nguyen, and T. Scullion, "New uniplanar subnanosecond monocycle pulse generator and transformer for time-domain microwave applications," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 49, No. 6, 2001.
  • [6] P. Protiva, J. Mrkvica, J. Machac, "A compact step recovery diode subnanosecond pulse generator", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2010.
  • [7] X. Xia, L. Liu, J. Chen, H. Guan, and G. Fang, "Balanced pulse generator for ultra-wideband radar application," Electronics Letters, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2013.
  • [8] M. Gerding, T. Musch, and B. Schiek, "Generation of short electrical pulses based on bipolar transistors," Advanced in Radio Science, 2, 7-12, 2004.
  • [9] Q. Wang, X. Tian, Y. Liu, B. Li, and B. Gao, "Design of an ultra-wideband pulse generator based on avalanche transistor," 2008 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, pp 1-4, 2008.
  • [10] H. Zhang, X. Liu, N. Li, and T. A. Gulliver, "A novel UWB pulse generator," IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PacRim), pp. 691-695, 2011.
  • [11] Datasheet of BFR93A, Infineon Technologies AG, 2001.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Engineering
Journal Section Journals
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Bahadir Yildirim 0000-0001-9986-6741

Publication Date June 27, 2018
Published in Issue Year 2018 Volume: 4 Issue: 1

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APA Yildirim, B. (2018). DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology, 4(1), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.22531/muglajsci.422644
AMA Yildirim B. DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology. June 2018;4(1):85-88. doi:10.22531/muglajsci.422644
Chicago Yildirim, Bahadir. “DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS”. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology 4, no. 1 (June 2018): 85-88. https://doi.org/10.22531/muglajsci.422644.
EndNote Yildirim B (June 1, 2018) DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology 4 1 85–88.
IEEE B. Yildirim, “DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS”, Mugla Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 85–88, 2018, doi: 10.22531/muglajsci.422644.
ISNAD Yildirim, Bahadir. “DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS”. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology 4/1 (June 2018), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.22531/muglajsci.422644.
JAMA Yildirim B. DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology. 2018;4:85–88.
MLA Yildirim, Bahadir. “DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS”. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, 2018, pp. 85-88, doi:10.22531/muglajsci.422644.
Vancouver Yildirim B. DESIGN of a PULSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT for UWB COMMUNICATIONS. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology. 2018;4(1):85-8.

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