Generation Of An 80 KW Pulse In A Photoconductive Semiconductor, Switch Controlled Inductive Energy Storage Pulsed Power System

An 80 kW, 2.1 kV pulse has been generated with an inductive energy storage pulsed power system controlled by a GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switch. Power gain is achieved by discharging a capacitor through the switch into a current charged transmission line where current rapidly builds up. When the switch opens, the energy stored by the current is delivered to a matched 50 /spl Omega/, load in parallel with the transmission line, producing a pulse of greater voltage than that to which the capacitor was initially charged. This results in both voltage and power gain. A power gain of 49 is demonstrated in this work.