Closing Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches

Abstract

One of the most important limitation of Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches (PCSS) for pulsed power applications is the high laser powers required to activate the switches. In this paper, we discuss recent developments on two different aspects of GaAs PCSS that result in reductions in laser power by a factor of nearly 1000.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA639173

Entities

People

  • F. J. Zutavern
  • G. M. Loubriel
  • H. P. Hjalmarson
  • M. W. O'malley

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Circuits
  • Conduction Bands
  • Electron Capture
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Levels
  • Impedance
  • Ionization
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lc Circuits
  • Materials
  • Neutron Bombardment
  • Pulsed Power
  • Resistance
  • Semiconductors

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics