Advanced pulsed power concept and component development for KrF laser IFE

IEEE Conference Record of Power Modulator Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 165-169

  Weidenheimer, D ^a   Smith, I ^a   Warren, F T ^a   Morton, D ^a   Schlitt, L ^b   Giorgi, D ^c   Driscoll, J ^d   Sethian, J ^e  

^a TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Leland Schlitt Consulting Services   (United States)

^c OptiSwitch Technology Corporation   (United States)

^d Power Technology Services CO   (United States)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; OPTICAL PUMPING; PULSE GENERATORS; RELIABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SOLID STATE LASERS; THYRISTORS;

DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY; KRYPTON FLUORIDE LASER; PULSED POWER TECHNOLOGY; SOLID STATE SWITCH;

MODULATORS;

EID: 0036998916     PISSN: 10768467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MODSYM.2002.1189442     Document Type: Article

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