An Examination of the Spectra of the Kick-Out Pulse for a Proposed Sampler Characterization Method.

Published

October 1, 2001

Author(s)

Nicholas Paulter, Donald R. Larson

Abstract

The spectra of the "kick-out" pulses used in a proposed sampler calibration method [1]-[3] were examined. The proposed calibration method requires that the amplitude of these pulses be linear with an adjustment parameter called the offset voltage. The kick-out pulses were observed to have a nonlinear dependence on offset voltage, and this may affect the application of the proposed calibration method.

Citation

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volume

50

Issue

5

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

Frequency spectra, kick-out pulse, nose-to-nose calibration method, offset voltage, pulse metrology, sampler calibration

Citation

Paulter, N. and Larson, D. (2001), An Examination of the Spectra of the Kick-Out Pulse for a Proposed Sampler Characterization Method., IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=31925 (Accessed October 21, 2025)