Development of photoconductive power switch technology
Abstract
This report describes the development of photoconductive power switch (PCPS) technology supported by the Air Force Weapons Laboratory (AFWI) during the last six months of CY 1983 and Los Alamos supporting research during the first six months of FY 1984. Carrier lifetime improvement, surface flashover reduction, uniform electric field geometries, and uniform optical illumination of the semiconductor surface are discussed.
- Publication:
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Progress Report
- Pub Date:
- August 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984lasl.rept.....N
- Keywords:
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- Electric Fields;
- Electric Potential;
- Electromagnetic Absorption;
- Light Transmission;
- Photoconductivity;
- Photoconductors;
- Switching Circuits;
- Carrier Density (Solid State);
- Fiber Optics;
- Mathematical Models;
- Semiconductors (Materials);
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering