[time-nuts] Fast risetime pulse generator

[David]

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:52:28 -0500, you wrote:

>On Wed, April 13, 2016 5:32 pm, David wrote:
>> Step recovery diodes are very similar in construction to varactor
>> diodes so the later can be used in step recovery applications with
>> qualification.
>
>Agilent app note AN1054 discusses using PIN diodes as frequency
>multipliers.  I believe that the PIN diodes were used in the manner of a
>step recovery diode, as a less expensive and more easily attainable
>replacement.

PIN diodes will certainly work as well and maybe even better since
they will have less capacitance.