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Photoconductive switch package configurations having a profiled resistive element

US10181544B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC · US

Inventors

Scott Nelson · Plymouth, US
George J. Caporaso · Livermore, US
Steven A. Hawkins · Livermore, US
Hoang T. Nguyen · Livermore, US
Stephen E. Sampayan · Manteca, US
Li WANG

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2016
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 2, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4295
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for photoconductive switch package configurations. In some aspects, a photoconductive switch package includes of a wide bandgap photoconductive material (e.g., GaN, ZnO, diamond, AlN, SiC, BN, etc.), a source for energetic photons (e.g., a laser), a mechanism to couple the laser into the switch, and a mechanism for high voltage to enter and leave the switch package. In some implementations, the disclosed photoconductive switch packages can be configured as a three terminal device, e.g., similar to transistors, with one of the terminals being laser input or the voltage input to the laser system.

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