INJECTION LASER DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR HIGH-CURRENT, HIGH-REPETITION-RATE OPERATION.

Abstract

The report describes a high current solid-state pulser that has been developed to drive injection lasers for room-temperature operation. Two basic charging circuits are detailed, and the advantages and disadvantages of each are analyzed. The discharge circuit is described, and the factors in the discharge circuit which determine the peak current and pulse width are investigated. The performance of the various solid-state switching devices, silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCR's), employed in the circuit is also discussed. (Authors)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640481

Entities

People

  • Ernst J. Schiel
  • Gerald A. Talbot
  • Rudolph R. Gammarino

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electronic Equipment
  • Power Converters
  • Rectifiers
  • Repetition Rate
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • Switching

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy