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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Lars Voss, Livermore, CA (US);
Mihail Bora, Livermore, CA (US);
Adam Conway, Livermore, CA (US);
Paulius Vytautas Grivickas, Livermore, CA (US);
Lars Voss, Livermore, CA (US);
Mihail Bora, Livermore, CA (US);
Adam Conway, Livermore, CA (US);
Paulius Vytautas Grivickas, Livermore, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermroe, CA (US);
Abstract
A total internal reflection photoconductive switch and method of activating such a switch, where the switch includes a pair of electrodes on opposite sides of a photoconductive material having a substantially-rectangular prism geometry. The substantially-rectangular prism geometry includes four edge facets, two opposing electrode-connection facets separated by the edge facets, and at least one input facet located at a corner of the substantially-rectangular prism geometry that is positioned between two edge facets and the two electrode-connection facets, for receiving light therethrough into the photoconductive material at angles supporting total internal reflection.