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A Method for Tracking the Time Evolution of Steady-State Evoked Potentials
Published on: May 25, 2019
Research on a step delay method in sequential equivalent time sampling (ETS).
Haitao Li1, Binkang Li1, Zongjing Lv1
1State Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect (Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology), Xi'an, Shaanxi 710024, China.
A new frequency-based step delay method enhances sequential equivalent time sampling (ETS), significantly increasing sampling rates for repetitive signals. This technique achieves higher equivalent sampling rates, capturing more waveform details.
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Area of Science:
- Electrical Engineering
- Signal Processing
- Instrumentation
Background:
- Sequential equivalent time sampling (ETS) is a crucial technique in data acquisition instruments like oscilloscopes.
- Existing step delay methods in ETS have limitations in achieving higher sampling rates.
- The need for enhanced sampling rates is critical for accurately characterizing high-frequency repetitive signals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel step delay method for sequential equivalent time sampling (ETS) based on frequency difference.
- To demonstrate the capability of this new method to achieve significantly higher equivalent sampling rates.
- To validate the proposed method's effectiveness through experimental verification.
Main Methods:
- A novel step delay method is introduced, leveraging the frequency difference between signals in the frequency domain to generate fine time-domain delays.
- The core principle involves selecting an appropriate frequency difference to achieve the desired equivalent sampling rate.
- Experimental validation was conducted using a digital storage oscilloscope and a custom data acquisition system.
Main Results:
- Achieved an equivalent sampling rate of 5 PS/s for signals at or above 4.999 GHz.
- A data acquisition system demonstrated a theoretical equivalent sampling rate of 585 GS/s.
- Comparison with real-time sampling showed the proposed method captures more waveform information for a 1 GHz signal.
Conclusions:
- The proposed frequency-difference-based step delay method effectively increases the sampling rate in sequential ETS for repetitive signals.
- The method is capable of achieving very high equivalent sampling rates, surpassing conventional techniques.
- Further enhancements like oversampling can improve vertical resolution, and integration with sample-and-hold amplifiers can boost analog bandwidth.

