Optically Driven Photoconductive Devices For Power Switching Application .1. Theory And Experimental Results

    Authors

    H. Shakouri;J. J. Liou

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    Keywords

    Photoconductive Devices; Diodes; Power Switching; Semiconductor Devices; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

    Abstract

    The photoconductive circuit element (PCE) can be made relatively compact, can hold off a large voltage when the light is off and can conduct a large current when the light is on. Thus the PCE is an attractive device for power switching applications. The authors have designed, fabricated and measured several prototype (scaled-down) PCEs to study the feasibility of using such devices for power-switching purposes. Physical insights and theoretical analysis are also discussed. Qualitative agreements are found between experimental data and the results calculated from a recently developed numerical model.

    Journal Title

    Iee Proceedings-G Circuits Devices and Systems

    Volume

    139

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1992

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    343

    Last Page

    349

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1992JA38600011

    ISSN

    0956-3768

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