External photoconductive switches as generators and detectors of picosecond electric transients

Microelectronic Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 415-426

  Heiliger, H M ^a   Pfeifer, T ^a   Roskos, H G ^a   Kurz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; PULSE GENERATORS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SILICON ON SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSIENTS; WAVEGUIDES;

CONDUCTIVE EPOXY TIPS; EXTERNAL PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCHES; INVASIVENESS; PICOSECOND ELECTRIC TRANSIENTS; SILICON ON SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM TIPS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0030082354     PISSN: 01679317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-9317(95)00364-9     Document Type: Article

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