Semiconductor switch geometry with electric field shaping
Abstract
An optoelectric switch is disclosed that utilizes a cylindrically shaped and contoured GaAs medium or other optically active semiconductor medium to couple two cylindrically shaped metal conductors with flat and flared termination points each having an ovoid prominence centrally extending there from. Coupling the truncated ovoid prominence of each conductor with the cylindrically shaped optically active semiconductor causes the semiconductor to cylindrically taper to a triple junction circular line at the base of each prominence where the metal conductor conjoins with the semiconductor and a third medium such as epoxy or air. Tapering the semiconductor at the triple junction inhibits carrier formation and injection at the triple junction and thereby enables greater current carrying capacity through and greater sensitivity of the bulk area of the optically active medium. 10 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7242123
- Patent Number(s):
- 5341017
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 8-072310
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 9 Jun 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; DESIGN; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS; GALLIUM ARSENIDES; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIDES; CONFIGURATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PNICTIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SWITCHES; 426000* - Engineering- Components, Electron Devices & Circuits- (1990-)
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Booth, R, and Pocha, M D. Semiconductor switch geometry with electric field shaping. United States: N. p., 1994.
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abstractNote = {An optoelectric switch is disclosed that utilizes a cylindrically shaped and contoured GaAs medium or other optically active semiconductor medium to couple two cylindrically shaped metal conductors with flat and flared termination points each having an ovoid prominence centrally extending there from. Coupling the truncated ovoid prominence of each conductor with the cylindrically shaped optically active semiconductor causes the semiconductor to cylindrically taper to a triple junction circular line at the base of each prominence where the metal conductor conjoins with the semiconductor and a third medium such as epoxy or air. Tapering the semiconductor at the triple junction inhibits carrier formation and injection at the triple junction and thereby enables greater current carrying capacity through and greater sensitivity of the bulk area of the optically active medium. 10 figs.},
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year = {Tue Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
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