Add new plots to sampling mesh monitor chapter

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combined forward voltage of the Schottky diodes. Thus, while the \partno{74LVC} might produce slow edges overall, its
large output swing results in a high slew rate in the critical region around the zero crossing.
We observed the best result overall with the \partno{PI3HDX12211} redriver, resulting in a rise time of
\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\begin{subfigure}{0.45\textwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{edge_sampling_pulse_scope.pdf}
\vspace*{-5mm}
\caption{Sampling pulse}
\label{fig_osc_risetime_samp}
\end{subfigure}
\unskip\begin{subfigure}{0.45\textwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{edge_stimulus_pulse_scope_normalized.pdf}
\vspace*{-5mm}
\caption{Stimulus pulse}
\label{fig_osc_risetime_stim}
\end{subfigure}
\end{center}
\vspace*{-5mm}
\caption[Pulse risetime oscilloscope measurements]{Oscilloscope measurements of the sampling pulse probed
differentially (left) and of the stimulus pulse probed single-ended and normalized (right). The 74LVC pulse is
plotted on the right Y axis in the left plot due to its large amplitude. In the right plot, it is not shown
since our measurement setup did not allow for a measurement of this amplitude.}
\label{fig_osc_risetime}
\end{figure}
Figure~\ref{fig_osc_risetime} shows the sampling and stimulus pulse edges measured using a Siglent SDS7404A
\qty{4}{\giga\hertz} oscilloscope. The stimulus pulse was directly measured single-ended, and the sampaling pulse was
measured differentially through a Siglent SAP2500D \qty{2.5}{\giga\hertz} active differential probe. These measurements
support the conclusion from Figure~\ref{fig_spec_risetime} that in raw edge risetime, \partno{MAX3748} and
\partno{TDP0604} perform fastest, with \partno{PI3HDX12211} being slightly slower. They also exhibit the large
differences in amplitude that we expect cause the differences in actual measurement performance as shwon in
Figure~\ref{fig_edge_risetime}. Note that due to the differences in measurement methodology, a direct comparison of the
rise times is not possible between these plots. The spectrum measurements do not convey amplitude information and
discard low-frequency content, but due to the very large bandwidth of the spectrum analyzer used, they will represent
the true risetime the closest. In both the self-characterization and the oscilloscope measurements, the displayed
risetime is contaminated by the measurement system. In case of the self-characterization, the stimmulus rise time is
folded into the measurement result, leading in the displayed risetime being slower by a factor of $\sqrt{2}$. Similarly,
in the oscilloscope measurements, the combined risetime of the oscilloscope frontend and active probe contaminate the
results.
We observed the best overall performance with the \partno{PI3HDX12211} redriver, resulting in a rise time of
\qty{264}{\pico\second}. In this test specimen, we fed the pulse through the amplifier twice since we had two unused
channels, and we used \qty{200}{\pico\second} clip lines on the amplifier's output for pulse shaping. We only used clip
lines here and for \partno{TDP0604} since the other amplifiers' output did not contain sufficient harmonic content.

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