DocumentCode
1095792
Title
Fast optoelectronic crosspoint electrical switching of GaAs photoconductors
Author
Lam, D.K.W. ; MacDonald, R.I.
Author_Institution
Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Volume
5
Issue
1
fYear
1984
fDate
1/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
The optoelectronic crosspoint electrical switching characteristics of GaAs photoconductors were investigated by using a variable time-delay method. Rise and fall time as short as 0.6 and 1.1 ns, respectively, were observed at the very low operating bias of 3-4 V.
Keywords
Communication switching; Delay; Gallium arsenide; Monitoring; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscilloscopes; Photoconductivity; Switches; Switching circuits;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0741-3106
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EDL.1984.25808
Filename
1484184
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