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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven J Davis, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
Power Spectra, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502 / ; 357 30 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for switching kilovoltages in times of the order of one nanosecond or less, using optical radiation with energy input 10.sup.-7 Joules, applied to a cryogenically cooled, suitably doped block of semiconductor material that is positioned across an electrical gap.