Fast high--voltage amplifiers for driving electro-optic modulators
arXiv:physics/0506050 · doi:10.1063/1.1988272
Abstract
We describe five high-voltage (60 to 550V peak to peak), high-speed (1-300ns rise time; 1.3-300MHz bandwidth) linear amplifiers for driving capacitive or resistive loads such as electro-optic modulators. The amplifiers use bipolar transistors in various topologies. Two use electron tubes to overcome the speed limitations of high-voltage semiconductors. All amplifiers have been built. Measured performance data is given for each.
9pages, 6figures, 6tables, to appear in Review of Scientific Instruments