  We describe five high-voltage (60 to 550V peak to peak), high-speed (1-300ns
rise time; 1.3-300MHz bandwidth) linear amplifiers for driving capacitive or
resistive loads such as electro-optic modulators. The amplifiers use bipolar
transistors in various topologies. Two use electron tubes to overcome the speed
limitations of high-voltage semiconductors. All amplifiers have been built.
Measured performance data is given for each.
