Fast Optically Triggered Superconducting Switch for High-Power Voltage Transient Generation

Abstract

It was shown that the generation by a superconducting, light triggered switch of electrical pulses having sub-nanosecond rise times and high (up to several hundred V) amplitudes is due to the simultaneous optical and electrical demolishing of the superconducting state. The biasing of the superconductor by a short (nanosecond) electric pulse up to the appearance of the mixed state significantly decreases the energy of the light pulse necessary for high-power voltage transient generation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA639407

Entities

People

  • A. Abrutis
  • A. Jukna
  • B. Vengalis
  • E. Satkovskis
  • F. Anisimovas
  • O. Kiprijanovič
  • R. Butkutc
  • S. Balevicius
  • V. Lisauskas
  • V. Pyragas

Organizations

  • Semiconductor Physics Institute

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Critical Temperature
  • Current Density
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Films
  • High Resolution
  • Light Pulses
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Resistance
  • Semiconductor Physics
  • Superconductors
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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