TY - GEN
T1 - Simulation of current filaments in photoconductive semiconductor switches
AU - Kambour, K.
AU - Hjalmarson, H. P.
AU - Zutavern, F. J.
AU - Mar, A.
AU - Myles, Charles W.
AU - Joshi, R. P.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Photocoriductive semiconductor switches (PCSS's), such as optically-triggered GaAs switches, have been developed for a variety of applications. Such switches exhibit unique properties as a consequence of lock-on, a phenomenon associated with the bistable switching of these devices. In this paper, lock-on is explained in terms of collective impact ionization. Furthermore, the effect of defects on the performance of these devices is investigated.
AB - Photocoriductive semiconductor switches (PCSS's), such as optically-triggered GaAs switches, have been developed for a variety of applications. Such switches exhibit unique properties as a consequence of lock-on, a phenomenon associated with the bistable switching of these devices. In this paper, lock-on is explained in terms of collective impact ionization. Furthermore, the effect of defects on the performance of these devices is investigated.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=45149114880&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/PPC.2005.300786
DO - 10.1109/PPC.2005.300786
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:45149114880
SN - 078039190X
SN - 9780780391901
T3 - Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference
SP - 814
EP - 817
BT - 2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, PPC
T2 - 2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, PPC
Y2 - 13 June 2005 through 17 June 2005
ER -