• DocumentCode
    887682
  • Title

    A fast risetime avalanche transistor pulse generator for driving injection lasers

  • Author

    Hansen, Jeffery P. ; Schmidt, W.A.

  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1967
  • Firstpage
    216
  • Lastpage
    217
  • Abstract
    A circuit is described in which avalanche transistors in parallel generate high-current, fast ristime pulses suitable for driving injection lasers. A 55 A, 20 ns risetime pulse was produced at a repetition rate of 10 kHz. An adjustable biasing technique makes possible the simultaneous avalanche of unmatched transistors.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; Frequency synchronization; Gallium arsenide; Laser radar; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Switches; Temperature; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1967.5442
  • Filename
    1447372