Analysis of high voltage operation of gallium arsenide photoconductive switches used in high power applications

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1754-1758

  Islam, N E ^a   Schamiloglu, E ^a   Fleddermann, C B ^a   Schoenberg, J S H ^b   Joshi, R P ^c  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Old Dominion University   (United States)

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EID: 0001326050     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.370958     Document Type: Article

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