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{{Spec | Bandwidth | 14.5 GHz }} | {{Spec | Bandwidth | 14.5 GHz }} | ||
{{Spec | Input impedance | 50 Ω (terminated [[SMA connector]])}} | {{Spec | Input impedance | 50 Ω (terminated [[SMA connector]])}} | ||
{{Spec | Input range | | {{Spec | Input range | 1 V<sub>p-p</sub> (operating) }} | ||
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{{Spec | Noise | < 5 mV}} | {{Spec | Noise | < 5 mV}} | ||
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S4_top.jpg|Top view of the S4 plug-in | S4_top.jpg | Top view of the S4 plug-in | ||
S4_left.jpg|Left view | S4_left.jpg | Left view | ||
S4_right.jpg|Right view | S4_right.jpg |Right view | ||
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Tektronix-S4-sampler-board-strobe.jpg|Sampler board, strobe side | Tektronix-S4-sampler-board-strobe.jpg | Sampler board, strobe side | ||
Tektronix-S4-sampler-board-preamp.jpg|Sampler board, preamp side | Tektronix-S4-sampler-board-preamp.jpg | Sampler board, preamp side | ||
Tektronix-S4-sampler-board-hybrid.jpg|Sampler board, disassembled with parts orientation | Tektronix-S4-sampler-board-hybrid.jpg | Sampler board, disassembled with parts orientation | ||
Tektronix-S4-hybrid-internal.jpg|Microphotograph of sampler hybrid | Tektronix-S4-hybrid-internal.jpg | Microphotograph of sampler hybrid | ||
Tek s-4 in 7s11.jpg|S-4 in [[7S11]] | Tek s-4 in 7s11.jpg | S-4 in [[7S11]] | ||
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[[Category:7000 and 3S series sampling heads]] | [[Category:7000 and 3S series sampling heads]] |
Revision as of 22:12, 25 April 2018
Template:Plugin Sidebar 2 The Tektronix S-4 is a sampling head for 7000- and 3S-series samplers. It was designed by George Frye and introduced in 1968. It is the fastest of the S-series plug-in samplers.
Key Specifications
Rise time | 25 ps (observed with S-50 or S-52, 35 ps) |
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Bandwidth | 14.5 GHz |
Input impedance | 50 Ω (terminated SMA connector) |
Input range | 1 Vp-p (operating) |
Maximum input | ±5 V max. non-destructive |
Noise | < 5 mV |
Features |
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Internals
The S-4 sampling gate is based upon a traveling wave trapped-charge transmission line in which the sampling window is set by the propagation time of a pulse edge through a thick-film transmission line. This technique requires only a sharp pulse edge rather than a precise pulse width, which is harder to generate. The sampling diodes are housed in a special coaxial connector that provides a high bandwidth signal path.
To disassemble the sampler hybrid, first remove it from the sampler board as per the manual. Remove the input connector using a 7/32" wrench and remove the 20 dB attenuator with small pliers. The ceramic board is held to the housing using roll pins that can be pressed out with a 0.030" pin punch. The hybrid has six diodes, each about 0.75mm square. The cathodes are glued to the gold substrate with conductive epoxy and the anodes are wire-bonded (twice) over a gap to the next step in the strobe line. It appears that a standard beam-lead diode may fit across the gap but cleanly removing a failed diode without damaging the substrate would be quite difficult.
Links
- S-4 page @ amplifier.cd
- James R. Andrews, Comparison of Ultra-Fast Rise Sampling Oscilloscopes. Picosecond Pulse Labs App Note AN-2a, 1989