SUPPRESSION OF MODULATION VOLTAGE ON THE RF TERMINALS OF A DIODE SWITCH.

Abstract : An analysis is made of a method for pulse-modulating a microwave signal so that the rise and fall times of the modulated pulse is on the order of 1 nsec. The components used are microwave switching diodes which have a switching time much less than 1 nsec and a filter circuit which helps to reduce switching transients emerging from signal and source terminals of the switch. Analysis relates the suppression of the switching transients to the number of filter elements and switching times. (Author)