Inventors:
John K. Lauchner - Tempe AZ
Michael S. Christensen - Mesa AZ
Paul J. Alonge - Chandler AZ
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL
International Classification:
H03K 100
Abstract:
An apparatus and method is disclosed that produces a high powered sub-microsecond pulse. The present invention utilizes a set of parallel high speed switches and drivers to switch a Darlington Pulse forming network that is charged by a resonant charging circuit. The Darlington Pulse forming network produces a negative pulse which is inverted in a coaxial inverter and then amplified in a coaxial line transformer to provide the high powered short duration pulse signal.