Abstract: A wideband differential amplifier comprises a pair of differentially connected control devices, for example transistors, having a pair of semiconductor junction input devices coupled thereto for receiving complementary input currents. The input devices exhibit logarithmic characteristics substantially compensating for nonlinear properties of the pair of differentially connected control devices, whereby a linear rather than a nonlinear amplified current output is produced. Multipliers, cascaded amplifiers, and other useful circuit configurations are provided.

Abstract: An electron beam forming structure includes an anode having first and second sections spaced from each other with the first section being closest to the cathode and having a beam-admitting aperture and being connected to a positive potential and the second section having a beam-limiting aperture and being connected to ground relative to the first section. The first section will repel positive ions created in an area adjacent the beam-limiting aperture and deflect them away from the source of the electron beam so they can be collected at the second section.

Abstract: A circuit is provided for generating signals proportional to distortion of a square-wave reference signal caused by the impedance mismatch of an attenuator probe and the input impedance of an electronic instrument. The generated signals are utilized to control an indicator device and thereby provide an indication of the mismatch as well as proper compensation of the probe.

Abstract: A transistor test fixture for conducting reference and data measurements on transistors comprises rotatable disc means having short circuit means, through circuit means and data circuit means provided thereon. The rotatable disc means is positionable within a disc-receiving area of housing means having spaced coaxial means to provide signal input and output to the circuit means, and retaining and positioning means are provided by the rotatable disc means and the housing means to retain the disc means in the disc receiving area and to position the rotatable disc means in selected positions with the selected circuit means being in electrical connection with the coaxial means.

Abstract: An improved electronic sampling circuit combines the merits of a high-efficiency sampling system with the DC stability of the more standard feedback sampling system. The stabilized high-efficiency sampling system is very useful for sampling high-speed events at a fixed repetition rate, such as occurs in time-domain reflectometry applications, as well as for sampling at very low trigger rates or at varying trigger rates such as are found in general-purpose sampling equipment. The high-efficiency characteristic of this sampling system is obtained by adjusting the effective memory capacitance of a sampling gate to provide unity dot response. The DC stability characteristic is maintained by a resistive feedback loop from the system output to input.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube mounting means includes a front panel member having an opening through which a cathode ray tube is passed, and it has projections on its funnel section that mate with wedging members movably mounted in the panel member. A bezel having an implosion shield means therein is secured onto the front panel member and the wedging members are secured into position thereby moving the faceplate of the cathode ray tube into tight engagement with the implosion shield means. Lighting means is disposed between the front panel member and the bezel adjacent the faceplate to effectively light the graticule scale of the cathode ray tube screen and to permit easy replacement of light bulbs. A connecting means is also provided for electrically connecting a camera to the circuitry within the electronic instrument containing the cathode ray tube.

Abstract: A phase detector provides a voltage output which depends upon the phase difference between a limited input signal and a reference signal. The phase detector increases the dynamic range of the resultant phase locked loop. An embodiment which illustrates the capability of the design is a SECAM color difference signal demodulator.

Abstract: A sideband detector capable of detecting one of two mixing products and disregarding the other is provided. The characteristic of the invention is provided by feeding a sequential logic mixer in each of two channels by the output of a reference source which feeds one channel in phase and delayed to the second. An input signal is also simultaneously applied to both of the mixers. The mixer outputs then feed a sequential logic circuit for detecting the desired sideband.

Abstract: A cathode ray storage tube provided with a storage target having a multiplicity of segments of the collector electrode extending through the dielectric layer of the storage target. These segments comprise glass beads secured together and to a surface of an insulating support plate, a conductive collector electrode coating is applied onto the support plate surface and glass bead segments and then the storage dielectric layer is applied thereover which has proper thickness so that the segments extend above the dielectric thereby providing collector areas for collecting secondary emitted electrons from the dielectric.

Abstract: A cathode ray storage tube provided with a storage target having a multiplicity of segments of the collector electrode extending through the dielectric layer of the storage target. These segments comprise dots or continuous or broken protrusions of conductive particles that have been photo-deposited into position onto the collector electrode and then the storage dielectric layer is applied thereover which has proper thickness so that the segments extend above the dielectric thereby providing collector areas for collecting secondary emitted electrons from the dielectric.

Abstract: A circuit to correct for pincushion distortion and defocusing in a cathode-ray tube having electromagnetic deflection systems is disclosed. The circuit, which may be realized in monolithic integrated-circuit form, performs a mathematical function to predistort the deflection signal for each axis by the amount necessary to provide an undistorted display. The circuit also provides a signal to correct for the defocusing that occurs at the edges of the screen. The circuit may be readily adapted for use with cathode-ray tubes having different diagonal deflection angles, and with either flat of curved faceplates, by changing the values of two resistors.

Abstract: A row of thick-film resistors connected by thick-film conductors on a ceramic substrate are suitably powered to form a thermal printing head. Thermally-sensitive paper is placed in intimate contact with the resistors, some of which are heated to a temperature sufficient to cause a color change in the paper to thereby produce a corresponding array of dots. The paper is moved across the printing head in incremental steps, forming other arrays of dots. The dots combine to form alphanumeric characters.

Abstract: An oscilloscope and a digital multimeter are combined in a single housing to provide a portable electronic measurement instrument wherein a substantial portion of circuitry is common to both measurement systems. A cathode-ray tube provides the display for both waveform and alpha-numeric information.

Abstract: A Constant Velocity Vector Generator is disclosed for connecting X, Y coordinate points of a rectangular coordinate display system. Simultaneous .DELTA.X and .DELTA.Y step voltages are converted to ramp voltage pairs which are applied to appropriate X and Y deflection circuits of a graphic display device to produce straight-line traces whose velocities are constant for all vectors regardless of magnitude (line length) or direction (angle). Each vector may be drawn to any length or direction, immediately after which new data may be applied to the vector generator to initiate a new vector whose origin is the end point of the preceding vector. Such a system is particularly applicable to computer-drawn displays. The vector generating circuits are suitable for realization in a monolithic integrated circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating the measurement of light parameters such as intensity of light when using a digital photometer or similar device whose readout incorporates a hold or memory function. The apparatus includes a photoelectric sensor receiving light to be measured, in conjunction with an optical view system, in a small acceptance angle and a light source providing an indication, in conjunction with the same optical view system, of the hold mode and means for visually connecting the measurement hold mode and the sensed light parameters together. Means are also provided for initiating the measurement.

Abstract: A high efficiency switching drive for a resonate power transformer having the ability to maintain a constant output voltage over a wide range of source voltage variation while maintaining good power conversion efficiency is provided. A transistorized class-C oscillator has means to saturate the transistors during conduction time to allow the transistor voltage to remain small as opposed to a current source as in the conventional class-C oscillator.