Multistreamer regime of GaAs thyristor switching

GaAs bipolar thyristors have been used to obtain current pulses of over 100 A with rise times less than 600 ps and load resistance of approximately 0.4 /spl Omega/. The maximum voltage has been shown to exceeded 500 V in some cases. To interpret the experimental results a multichannel switch regime is proposed. Analysis of the experimental data suggests the possibility of a further increase in the maximum amplitude of the current pulse.<
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