Physical Design Considerations of Blumlein Bipolar Pulse Former

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology

2 Associate Professor of Sharif University

Abstract

Blumlein bipolar pulse former is a widely used bipolar pulse generator with good performance. This structure produces a bipolar pulse from a unipolar pulse using the reflection theorem of the waves in transmission lines. Practical considerations in the design process of Blumlein bipolar pulse former is an important issue from the view point of output voltage waveform quality and construction cost. In this paper, a Blumlein bipolar pulse former has been simulated and analyzed to investigate the effect of different physical parameters on the output voltage waveform. The results of simulations can be used to design a bipolar pulse generator with acceptable output voltage waveform.

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