Novel voltage compressor circuit by transmission lines

Abstract

In this article we describe the design and the experimental results of a circuit able to compress a rectangular pulse causing its amplitude to increase. Utilizing a pulse forming line of 12 m long and a storage line of 6 m, both connected on a load resistor by means of fast transistor switch, a time compression factor of 2 was achieved. Charging the pulse forming line at V0, the output matched pulse was V0/2, 120 ns. Instead, the compressor output pulse was V0, 60 ns against a V0, 120 ns pulse delivered by a 12 m Blumlein line charged at V0. High voltage short pulse circuits open horizons in the field of accelerator construction.