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Circuit and method for generating a current pulse in a waveguide

US7598732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Michael Hackner · Erbach, DE
Elmar Herzer · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2007
Grant date	Oct 6, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 18, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B13/02
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A waveguide driving circuit for generating a current pulse in a waveguide includes a voltage source for providing a direct voltage, a choke the first terminal of which is coupled to a first terminal of the voltage source, a first switch the first terminal of which is coupled to a second terminal of the choke and the second terminal of which is coupled to a second terminal of the voltage source, the waveguide the first terminal of which at a first waveguide end is coupled to the first terminal of the first switch and the second terminal of which at the first waveguide end is coupled to a second terminal of the voltage source, and a controller implemented to open and close the first switch, to generate a current pulse at the terminals of the waveguide at the first waveguide end.

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