ISBN 0-89006-507-1
Arye Rosen, Fred J. Zutavern
500 pages.
Copyright 1993.










Description

This reference provides in-depth treatment of silicon and GaAs, linear and nonlinear, high-gain photoconductive semiconductor switching -- plus important information on multimegavolt and multimega-amp pulsed power systems.

Table of Contents

Linear Photoconductive Power Switches. High-Speed Switching in Photoconductors. Photconductive Switch Controlled Inductive Pulsed Power System. Photoconductive Switching Using Diamond and Zine Selenide. Optically Activated Opening of Copper-Doped Gallium Arsenide Switches. Laser Diode Arrays for Activation of Optical Switches. Innovative Switching Technology. The GaAs MESFET as an Optically Activated Switch. Optically Activated Traveling Wave Generators. High-Voltage Lateral Switches from Silicon or Gallium Arsenide. III-V-Based Optoelectronic Devices for High-Power Switching. Diagnostic Techniques for Optically Activated, Solid-State Switches.

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