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Title: Device having two optical ports for switching applications

Abstract

A two-sided light-activatable semiconductor switch device having an optical port on each side thereof. The semiconductor device may be a p-i-n diode or of bulk intrinsic material. A two ported p-i-n diode, reverse-biased to "off" by a 1.3 kV dc power supply, conducted 192 A when activated by two 1 kW laser diode arrays, one for each optical port.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Cherry Hill, NJ
  2. Langehorne, PA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
RCA Corp
OSTI Identifier:
867997
Patent Number(s):
5051789
Application Number:
07/595,528
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-87SF17127
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
device; optical; ports; switching; applications; two-sided; light-activatable; semiconductor; switch; p-i-n; diode; bulk; intrinsic; material; ported; reverse-biased; kv; dc; power; supply; conducted; 192; activated; kw; laser; arrays; diode arrays; dc power; power supply; laser diode; semiconductor device; diode array; semiconductor switch; p-i-n diode; switch device; switching applications; /257/250/

Citation Formats

Rosen, Ayre, and Stabile, Paul J. Device having two optical ports for switching applications. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Rosen, Ayre, & Stabile, Paul J. Device having two optical ports for switching applications. United States.
Rosen, Ayre, and Stabile, Paul J. Tue . "Device having two optical ports for switching applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867997.
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author = {Rosen, Ayre and Stabile, Paul J},
abstractNote = {A two-sided light-activatable semiconductor switch device having an optical port on each side thereof. The semiconductor device may be a p-i-n diode or of bulk intrinsic material. A two ported p-i-n diode, reverse-biased to "off" by a 1.3 kV dc power supply, conducted 192 A when activated by two 1 kW laser diode arrays, one for each optical port.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 1991},
month = {Tue Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 1991}
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