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Title: Laser-controlled optical transconductance varistor system

Abstract

An optical transconductance varistor system having a modulated radiation source configured to provide modulated stimulus, a wavelength converter operably connected to the modulated radiation source to produce a modulated stimulus having a predetermined wavelength, and a wide bandgap semiconductor photoconductive material in contact between two electrodes. The photoconductive material is operably coupled, such as by a beam transport module, to receive the modulated stimulus having the predetermined wavelength to control a current flowing through the photoconductive material when a voltage potential is present across the electrodes.

Inventors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1369064
Patent Number(s):
9,704,622
Application Number:
14/642,692
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Mar 09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Nguyen, Hoang T., and Stuart, Brent C. Laser-controlled optical transconductance varistor system. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Nguyen, Hoang T., & Stuart, Brent C. Laser-controlled optical transconductance varistor system. United States.
Nguyen, Hoang T., and Stuart, Brent C. 2017. "Laser-controlled optical transconductance varistor system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1369064.
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abstractNote = {An optical transconductance varistor system having a modulated radiation source configured to provide modulated stimulus, a wavelength converter operably connected to the modulated radiation source to produce a modulated stimulus having a predetermined wavelength, and a wide bandgap semiconductor photoconductive material in contact between two electrodes. The photoconductive material is operably coupled, such as by a beam transport module, to receive the modulated stimulus having the predetermined wavelength to control a current flowing through the photoconductive material when a voltage potential is present across the electrodes.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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Variable optical delay
patent, September 2003


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patent-application, November 2010


Laser Light Source, Wavelength Conversion Laser Light Source And Image Display Device
patent-application, January 2012


Multi-Sided Optical Waveguide-Fed Photoconductive Switches
patent-application, July 2015