The Role of the Photo-Generated Carrier in Surface Flashover of the GaAs Photoconductive Semiconductor Switch
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DOI: 10.1109/jeds.2017.2783898
Abstract: The development of Gallium arsenide photoconductive semiconductor switch has been hampered by the surface flashover. The surface flashover threshold with the laser excitation is far lower than the one without the laser excitation. In this… read more here.
Keywords: surface flashover; surface; photo; semiconductor switch ... See more keywords
Performance Investigation of Bulk Photoconductive Semiconductor Switch Based on Reversely Biased p+-i-n+ Structure
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DOI: 10.1109/ted.2020.3025984
Abstract: We present an investigation of a low-energy-triggered bulk gallium arsenide (GaAs) photoconductive semiconductor switch (PCSS) that is characterized by powerful avalanche domains. The performance of the switch is investigated using a reversely biased p+-i-n+ structure… read more here.
Keywords: semiconductor switch; photoconductive semiconductor; bulk; energy ... See more keywords