Picosecond optoelectronic switching in GaAs
- 15 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 30 (2), 84-86
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89297
Abstract
Picosecond optical pulses are used to switch a GaAs slab in a charged line pulser. The repetition rate of the device is 1 GHz. The effect of the Ridley‐Watkins‐Hilsum mechanism on the device performance is discussed.Keywords
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