Multichannel semiconductor nanosecond switch for excitation of copper vapor by a transverse discharge

Journal Article · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1980 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1981v011n01ABEH005361· OSTI ID:6236569

Aleksandrov, V M; Buzhinskii, O I; Grekhov, I V; Levinshtein, M E; Moshkunov, A I; Sergeev, V G

A high-power semiconductor nanosecond switch, in the form of a thyristor structure activated by a laser pulse, was investigated. This switch could handle currents up to approx.5 x 10 kA under voltages of > or approx. =5 kV in a time of approx.1 nsec. The principle of its operation ensured synchronous of triggering of several switches with an accuracy of 0.1--0.01 nsec. These switches could be connected in series and could be used effectively to pump lasers excited by transverse discharges.

• Research Organization: A. F. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad
• OSTI ID: 6236569
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 11:1; ISSN SJQEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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