A kilovolt picosecond optoelectronic switch and Pockel’s cell
Applied Physics LettersPublished 1 January 1976
P. LeFur, D. H. Auston
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Abstract
Photoconductivity produced by picosecond optical pulses in silicon has been used to switch electrical signals as large as 1.5 kV. The signals have been used to drive a traveling-wave Pockel’s cell for efficient optical switching with a measured rise time of approximately 25 psec.
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