Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Amplitude control
Patent
1997-07-01
1999-08-03
Ton, My-Trang Nu
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Amplitude control
H03K 508
Patent
active
059330422
ABSTRACT:
An active quench circuit for an avalanche current device applies a bias voltage to reverse bias an avalanche current device above its avalanche breakdown voltage; a current amplifier circuit having a turn-off speed slower than the avalanche speed of the avalanche device and responsive to the avalanche current of the avalanche device generates an overshoot current continuing after the end of the avalanche current; and a feedback circuit responsive to the overshoot current generates a quenching voltage for reducing the bias voltage below the avalanche breakdown voltage to quench the avalanche current of the avalanche device.
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Comeau Alain R.
Deschamps Pierre D.
Dion Bruno Y.
Trottier Claude J.
Colandreo Brian J.
EG&G Canada, Ltd.
Nu Ton My-Trang
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