Peculiar photoconduction in semi-insulating GaAs photoconductive switch triggered by 1064 nm laser pulse

Pan Tao Ti Hsueh Pao/Chinese Journal of Semiconductors

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 460-464

  Shi, Wei ^a   Dai, Huiying ^a   Zhang, Xianbin ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

EL2 deep level; Photoconductive switch; Semi insulating GaAs

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; RADAR; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

EL2 DEEP LEVEL; LINEAR WAVEFORM; NONLINEAR WAVEFORM; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES (PCSSS); SEMIINSULATING GAAS (SI-GAAS); TRIGGER; TWO STEP SINGLE PHOTON ABSORPTION; ULTRA WIDE BAND (UWB) RADAR;

PHOTOCONDUCTING DEVICES;

EID: 17244367924     PISSN: 02534177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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