Observation of power gain in an inductive energy pulsed power system with an optically controlled semiconductor opening switch
- 26 November 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 57 (22) , 2330-2332
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.103884
Abstract
Power gain has been observed, for the first time, in an inductive energy storage pulsed power system with an optically controlled semiconductor opening switch. A specially tailored 1.054 μm pulse from a Nd:glass laser was utilized to activate a GaAs switch of the p‐i‐n diode configuration, producing an output pulse with a power gain of more than 10.Keywords
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