LOW-COST FAST SWITCH USING A STACK OF BIPOLAR-TRANSISTORS AS A POCKELCELL DRIVER

Authors
DHARMADHIKARI AK DHARMADHIKARI JA ADHI KP MEHENDALE NY AIYER RC
Citation
Ak. Dharmadhikari et al., LOW-COST FAST SWITCH USING A STACK OF BIPOLAR-TRANSISTORS AS A POCKELCELL DRIVER, Review of scientific instruments, 67(12), 1996, pp. 4399-4400
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Review of scientific instruments → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346748
Volume
67
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
4399 - 4400
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6748(1996)67:12<4399:LFSUAS>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A fast high voltage switch to discharge a capacitive load using a stac k of bipolar junction transistors is described. The switch operating a t a voltage of 3.5 kV has a fall time (90%-10%) of similar to 2 ns. Wi th a capacitive load (pockel cell) the pulse fall time increases to 6 ns. The life of the stack is >50 million shots. (C) 1996 American Inst itute of Physics.