Nanosecond Microwave Pulse Compressor

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the development, design and study of a nanosecond microwave pulse former for nonlinear radar. The device contains a microwave generator, a coaxial storage resonator and a semiconductor switch, consisting of a toroidal resonator with P-I-N diodes located inside. This microwave pulse former of nanosecond duration has the parameters: peak power 2.09 kW, pulse duration at −3 dB level 5 ns, pulse repetition rate 250 Hz, carrier frequency 848 MHz.