Graphite picosecond optoelectronic opening switch
- 30 March 1987
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 50 (13), 812-814
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.98262
Abstract
Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, a conductive material in the dark, is found to exhibit a high resistivity when illuminated by intense laser light. Its operation as an opening switch with a switching time under 1 ns is demonstrated.Keywords
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