A 30-kHz monocycle generator using linear photoconductive switches and a microchip laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2132-2134

  Vergne, Bertrand ^a   Couderc, Vincent ^b   Lévèque, Philippe ^b  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

High repetition rate; Linear regime; Microchip laser; Photoconductivity; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LASERS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; SWITCHES;

BIPOLAR PULSE; COMPACT SYSTEMS; DIODE-PUMPED; HEATING PROBLEMS; HIGH REPETITION RATE; LIFE-TIME; LINEAR REGIME; MICROCHIP LASER; MONOCYCLE GENERATORS; OPTICAL ENERGIES; PEAK-TO-PEAK VOLTAGES; PHOTO-CONDUCTIVE SWITCHES; REPETITION RATES; SEMICONDUCTOR;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 59649101916     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.2007132     Document Type: Article

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