WO2012162702A3 - Methods and devices for generating bipolar signals from unipolar signals - Google Patents

Methods and devices for generating bipolar signals from unipolar signals Download PDF

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WO2012162702A3
WO2012162702A3 PCT/US2012/039883 US2012039883W WO2012162702A3 WO 2012162702 A3 WO2012162702 A3 WO 2012162702A3 US 2012039883 W US2012039883 W US 2012039883W WO 2012162702 A3 WO2012162702 A3 WO 2012162702A3
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Scott D. Nelson
Stephen Sampayan
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Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K3/00—Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
    • H03K3/02—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses
    • H03K3/53—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses by the use of an energy-accumulating element discharged through the load by a switching device controlled by an external signal and not incorporating positive feedback
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K3/00—Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
    • H03K3/78—Generating a single train of pulses having a predetermined pattern, e.g. a predetermined number

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Methods, circuits and systems are provides to produce a bipolar signal across a load from two or more unipolar signals. In a circuit that includes a first and a second energy source, as well as a first and a second photonic switch, a first unipolar signal is generated from a first current flow across the load upon activation of the first switch. A second unipolar signal is generated from a second current flow across the load upon activation of the second switch. The bipolar signal with any desired spectral and amplitude characteristics is produced across the load by controlling the relative delay between the activation of the first and second photonic switches. Spectral content and shape of the bipolar signal can be adjusted by controlling the current flows from the one or more energy sources through, for example, modulation of the optical beams incident on the photonic switches.
PCT/US2012/039883 2011-05-26 2012-05-29 Methods and devices for generating bipolar signals from unipolar signals WO2012162702A2 (en)

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US5880581A (en) * 1997-12-08 1999-03-09 Yang; Tai-Her AC or bidirectional circuit utilizing unipolar capacitors
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US5187473A (en) * 1990-08-31 1993-02-16 Halliburton Company Bipolar signal amplification or generation
US5880581A (en) * 1997-12-08 1999-03-09 Yang; Tai-Her AC or bidirectional circuit utilizing unipolar capacitors
US20050099831A1 (en) * 2003-11-10 2005-05-12 Henry Wong Switch-capacitor regulated boot converter and inverter
US20060034107A1 (en) * 2004-08-14 2006-02-16 Distributed Power, Inc. Bipolar bootstrap top switch gate drive for half-bridge semiconductor power topologies

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US10914968B2 (en) * 2016-03-24 2021-02-09 Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. Photonic elements driven by common electrical driver

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