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Title: Transversely-illuminated high current photoconductive switches with geometry-constrained conductivity path

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1252200

A photoconductive switch having a wide bandgap semiconductor material substrate between opposing electrodes, with one of the electrodes having an aperture or apertures at an electrode-substrate interface for transversely directing radiation therethrough from a radiation source into a triple junction region of the substrate, so as to geometrically constrain the conductivity path to within the triple junction region.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,337,365
Application Number:
13/912,137
OSTI ID:
1252200
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Jun 06
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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