The Southern Advanced Photon Source (SAPS) is a planned
fourth-generation synchrotron radiation facility featuring a
low-emittance storage ring. For the H-7BA lattice design, the
dynamic aperture is significantly smaller than the physical
aperture, necessitating the use of a strip-line kicker based on an
on-axis injection scheme. To minimize interference from the pulser
on adjacent beams, a nanosecond pulser with stringent rise and fall
time requirements is essential. A prototype pulser, based on a
semiconductor opening switch, was developed to meet these demands. A
nonlinear transmission line loaded with ferrite was utilized for
pulse shaping, yielding favorable results. The prototype generated a
pulse at a 50 Ω load with a rise time (10%–90%) of
2.4 ns, a fall time (90%–10%) of 3.9 ns, a pulse width
(10%–10%) of 7.8 ns, and an amplitude of 19.8 kV. This paper
presents the detailed design, optimization, and performance
evaluation of the pulser.