Title :
Ultrafast optoelectronic switching in CdS
Author :
Br¿¿ckner, V. ; Kerstan, F.
Author_Institution :
Friedrich-Schiller-Universitÿt, Sektion Physik, Jena, East Germany
Abstract :
Optoelectronic switching in CdS is described. The time behaviour of the switched pulse shows a fast decay of about 500 ps and a long slope of more than 3 ns in dependence on the excitation energy. Measuring the switching efficiency of the CdS switch, it was pointed out that one-proton excitation takes place. The switching efficiency as a function of the applied voltage was studied up to 400 V.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; optoelectronic devices; photoconducting devices; semiconductor switches; 400 V operation; CdS switch; fast decay; one-proton excitation; semiconductor switches; switching efficiency; time behaviour; ultrafast optoelectronic switching;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820600
