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The Effects of Offset Voltage on the Amplitude and Bandwidth of Kick-Out Pulses Used in the Nose-To-Nose Sampler Impulse Response Characterization Method

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Author(s)

Donald R. Larson, Nicholas Paulter

Abstract

The amplitude and bandwidth of kick-out pulses used in the nose-to-nose sampler impulse response characterization method were measured as a function of offset voltage. The measuring instrument was of similar bandwidth and its effects on the measurement were not removed. The amplitude is almost linear for offset voltages from -500 mV to 500 mV, except for values from about -50 mV to 50 mV. Slight changes in bandwidth were observed for offset voltages from -250 mV to 250 mV with significant bandwidth loss observed for offset voltages outside this range.
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume
50
Issue
4

Keywords

high-speed samplers , impulse response , sampling , oscilloscopes , waveform spectrum

Citation

Larson, D. and Paulter, N. (2001), The Effects of Offset Voltage on the Amplitude and Bandwidth of Kick-Out Pulses Used in the Nose-To-Nose Sampler Impulse Response Characterization Method, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32031 (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created July 31, 2001, Updated October 12, 2021