• DocumentCode
    784258
  • Title

    Electro-optic imaging of internal fields in (111) GaAs photoconductors

  • Author

    Adams, J.C. ; Falk, R.A. ; Ferrier, S.G. ; Capps, C.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Boeing Def. & Space Group, Seattle, WA, USA
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1081
  • Lastpage
    1085
  • Abstract
    The nonuniform electric field in a surface (111) GaAs photoconductor was imaged for the first time using the electro-optic effect of the device itself. The technique used a mode-locked 1.06 μm laser with 150 ps pulses to transiently probe the electric field profile at various times following application of a synchronized pulsed voltage bias
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; avalanche breakdown; electro-optical effects; gallium arsenide; laser beam applications; laser mode locking; photoconducting switches; pulsed power switches; 1.06 micrometre; 150 ps; GaAs; electric field profile; electro-optic imaging; internal fields; mode-locked laser; nonuniform electric field; optically induced avalanche; photoconductive switches; pulsed power applications; synchronized pulsed voltage bias; Electric variables measurement; Gallium arsenide; Laser beam cutting; Lasers and electrooptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Photoconductivity; Switches; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/16.387240
  • Filename
    387240