This work aims to introduce a design methodology of Time-to-Digital Converters (TDCs) on
low cost Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) targets. First, the paper illustrates how to …

Featured Application A delay generator can be used for signal synchronization. Generally,
there is a relative delay between the external trigger signal and the reference. The delay …

This work aims to introduce a design methodology of Time-to-Digital Converters (TDCs) on
low cost Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) targets. First, the paper illustrates how to …

Nowadays, numerous applications require a precise measurement of time duration
separating two or several physical events. Examples of these applications include: Time of …

The paper describes two time-interval generators based on the phase shifting method. The
first one utilizes the digital clock manager units integrated in a field programmable gate array …

A streak-mode optical sensor in standard 0.35-μm SiGe BiCMOS technology is presented.
The circuit consists of a column of 64 photodetectors coupled to a linear array of …

Around 1822, the French inventor Niépce made the first photographic image by the use of a
camera obscura. He formed the image passing through the hole on a metal plate with a …

A streak-mode optical sensor suitable for the accurate observation of nanosecond luminous
phenomena is presented. The imager is fabricated in a standard 0.35 μm SiGe BiCMOS …

This work presents the development of a 400pixel solid-state streak camera, designed in
0.13 μm BiCMOS technology, with a focus on enhancing the front-end architecture to push …

Delay generator (DG) generating a digitally programmed time interval acts as the core
component in various modern physical experiments. Most traditional designs are based on …