Characteristics of current filamentation in high gain photoconductive semiconductor switching

20th Conference Record on Power Modulator Symposium, MODSYM 1992

Volumn , Issue , 1992, Pages 305-311

  Zutavern, F J ^a   Loubriel, G M ^a   O'Malley, M W ^a   Helgeson, W D ^a   McLaughlin, D L ^a   Denison, G J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ARSENIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCHES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY;

CARRIER RECOMBINATION; CURRENT FILAMENTATION; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; INFRARED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; MINIMUM TRIGGER ENERGY; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUCTORS; SPATIAL MODULATIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

EID: 46449126649     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MODSYM.1992.492631     Document Type: Conference Paper

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