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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
Applicant:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Inventors:
Randy D. Curry, Columbia, MO (US);
Heikki Helava, Dix Hills, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/09 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); H03K 17/78 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/03044 (2013.01); H01L 31/03048 (2013.01); H01L 31/09 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); H01Q 3/2676 (2013.01); H03K 17/78 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract
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.