Photoconductive switching in diamond under high bias field
Abstract
The limits of high-power, high-repetition-rate operation of photoconductive switches utilizing diamond are explored. To evaluate diamond as a photoconductor for high-power switching applications, the following experiments were performed: (1) measurement of switch resistance as a function of the bias electric field; (2) measurement of switch resistance as a function of laser intensity; (3) measurement of dependence of photoconductive response on the polarity of illuminated contact; and (4) evaluation of high repetition rate switching by using multiple laser pulse excitation.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Pub Date:
- December 1990
- DOI:
- 10.1109/16.64526
- Bibcode:
- 1990ITED...37.2511F
- Keywords:
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- Diamonds;
- Krypton Fluoride Lasers;
- Optical Switching;
- Photoconductivity;
- Excimer Lasers;
- Flashover;
- Transmission Lines;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering