Optical requirements for light-activated switches

Iain Alexander McIntyre; David M. Giorgi; David E. Hargis; Oved S. F. Zucker

doi:10.1117/12.25050

1 March 1991 Optical requirements for light-activated switches

Iain Alexander McIntyre, David M. Giorgi, David E. Hargis, Oved S. F. Zucker

Proceedings Volume 1378, Optically Activated Switching; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25050
Event: Advances in Intelligent Robotics Systems, 1990, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The light activated semiconductor switch is potentially the fastest most powerful switch available for pulse power and microwave generation applications. We will examine the requirements of the laser employed in activating this type of switch such as the optical energy required for activation and risetime. We will also present different configurations and compare them in terms of e. g. cavity complexity magnitude of optical prepulse and ability to suppress jitter.

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Iain Alexander McIntyre, David M. Giorgi, David E. Hargis, and Oved S. F. Zucker "Optical requirements for light-activated switches", Proc. SPIE 1378, Optically Activated Switching, (1 March 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25050

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