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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2017.28.11.928

A High-Efficiency 2 GHz Balanced Pulse Generator for Ground Penetrating Radar System  

Jeong, Heechang (Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Seo, Munkyo (Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science / v.28, no.11, 2017 , pp. 928-931 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a 2 GHz pulse generator in balanced configuration for ground penetrating radar(GPR). In order to improve the input and output matching, the pulse generator is designed in balanced configuration with $90^{\circ}$ hybrid couplers. The designed pulse generator was fabricated using PCB process. The fabricated pulse generator draws 1 mA current from a 5 V power supply with 27.6 % efficiency. The measured output voltage swing is $3.7V_{pp}$ at 100 MHz pulse repetition frequency(PRF). The pulse width is 2 ns and the input and output return loss is more than 10 dB at the operating frequency of 1.7~2.6 GHz.
Keywords
Ground Penetrating Radar(GPR); Pulse Generator; Distributed Amplifier; Balanced Amplifier;
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