gatesperiode

Gatesperiode is a Dutch term used in electronics and related fields to denote the duration during which a gate remains active in a gating operation. The concept is relevant in digital logic gates as well as in devices that control current through a transistor gate. In practice, the gatesperiode corresponds to the width of the control pulse that enables the gate or to the duration of a single gating event within a periodic drive.

In circuits that are driven by a clock, the gatesperiode is often the portion of the clock cycle during which the gate output is permitted to follow the input. The relation to other timing concepts is important: the duty cycle describes the fraction of the period that the gate is active, while gate delay refers to the time between an input change and the gate’s response, and the clock period is the total duration of one complete cycle.

The term is commonly used in Dutch-language technical literature and teaching materials. In English-language texts, equivalent terms such as pulse width, gate duration, or gate time are more frequently employed. The specific meaning of gatesperiode can therefore be context-dependent, varying with whether the discussion concerns digital switching, timing analysis, or quantum gate operations.

Understanding gatesperiode is important for assessing performance, including timing accuracy, power consumption, and error rates in both classical and quantum gating systems. See also: gate delay, pulse width, duty cycle, clock period, quantum gate.