Ultrafast photoconductive self-switching of subpicosecond electrical pulses

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-136

  Holzman, J F ^a   Vermeulen, F E ^a   Elezzabi, A Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; PHOTOCONDUCTING DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SUBSTRATES;

LUMPED-ELEMENT MODELS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCHES;

SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

EID: 0033908105     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.823456     Document Type: Article

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