FDTD simulation of ultrashort pulse generation via optoelectronic switches

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 204-207

  Wang, Xudong ^a   Hwu, R Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain method; Optoelectronic switches; Short pulse

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LASER PULSES; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LUMPED ELEMENT TECHNIQUE; OPTOELECTRONIC SWITCHES; ULTRASHORT PULSE GENERATION; VOLTAGE SOURCE METHOD;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0031104345     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(199703)14:4<204::AID-MOP3>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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