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Silicon switch development for optical pulse generation in fusion lasers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
We have been developing a silicon photoconductive switch for use as a Pockels cell driver in the pulse generation systems of the fusion lasers Nova and Novette. The objective has been to make 10 kV switches repeatably and which are reliable on an operating system. We found that nonlinear phenomena in nearly intrinsic silicon caused excessive conduction at high voltage resulting in breakdown. Our experiments with doped material show that this problem can be eliminated, resulting in useful devices.
Date:
July 12, 1983
Creator:
Wilcox, R. B.
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The UNT Digital Library