• DocumentCode
    914174
  • Title

    Delay time in GaAs high-power high-speed photoconductive switching devices

  • Author

    Zu, L.Q. ; Lu, Y. ; Shen, H. ; Dutta, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    710
  • Lastpage
    712
  • Abstract
    The delay time between the beginning of optical illumination and the onset of switching in the transient response of semi-insulating GaAs high-power high-speed photoconductive switching devices is discussed. The field- and laser-energy-dependent optical absorption coefficient is used to explain the experimentally observed open-state-field, and laser-energy-dependent delay time. Calculations are shown to agree with the experimental results.<>
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; optical switches; photoconducting devices; semiconductor switches; GaAs; delay time; field dependence; high-power; high-speed; laser-energy-dependent; open-state-field; optical absorption coefficient; optical illumination; photoconductive switching devices; semi-insulating; transient response; Absorption; Delay effects; Electron traps; Gallium arsenide; Laser modes; Laser radar; Laser theory; Photoconducting devices; Photoconductivity; Power semiconductor switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.219719
  • Filename
    219719