OPTICALLY-TRIGGERED LINEAR OR AVALANCHE SOLID STATE SWITCH FOR HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to a solid state switch that may be used as in optically-triggered switch in a variety of applications. In particular, the switch may allow for the reduction of gigawatt systems to approximately shoebox-size dimension. The optically-triggered switches may be included in laser triggered systems or antenna systems.

主权项

1. A optically-triggered switch comprising:
a substrate; a semiconductor material having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is engaged to the substrate; one or more conductive contacts engaged to the top surface of the semiconductor material; one or more grounding electrodes engaged to a substrate bottom surface; and wherein, the semiconductor material undergoes an avalanche breakdown providing a conductive region therein, when contacted by an optical signal.