PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES FOR PULSED POWER APPLICATIONS

G.M. Loubriel, F.J. Zutavern, G.J. Denison, W.D. Helgeson, D.L. McLaughlin, M.W. O'Malley
1993 Ninth IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference  
different pulsed power applications as diverse as _ ._ "_ o " _ _ _ % ultrawideband (UWB) transmitters and high current pulsers. Some aspects _ ,.... -, *_ " e . o of the switches that are relevant to most of the applications are: switch _ _ _ _. J _ _o_ _ lifetime (longevity), switch opening time (related to the lifetime of carriers _ ,. _ ,¢.-a _ -_ -" 0 = E_ °o _ _ =._ __ in the semiconductor), switching jitter, and the required laser energy. This _ ,.: _ __. = _ ._ = = paper will emphasize
more » ... he results that we have obtained with Si switches for _' " -_. °"= _' " -¢.
doi:10.1109/ppc.1993.512880 fatcat:6qbft6jawjfqvoqpwk27szeszy