Patents Examined by Timothy P. Callaham
  • Patent number: 5378939
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Robert A. Marsland, Mark Rodwell, David M. Bloom