Switching-speed improvements in PLZT shutters
Abstract
Development of up to 152-mm diameter PLZT shutters for the USAF is an ongoing project at Sandia National Laboratories. One of the goals of this development is to attain the same switching speeds achieved in smaller diameter devices. A method is suggested from the use of frequency analysis. In addition, a constant current discharge is substituted for the usual exponential discharge.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- May 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIN...8411403L
- Keywords:
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- Ferroelectricity;
- Opacity;
- Optical Density;
- Shutters;
- Switching Circuits;
- Electric Potential;
- Flash Blindness;
- Fourier Transformation;
- Frequency Analyzers;
- Oscillations;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering