Constructing a photoconductive semiconductor switch (PCSS)-metal coil structure, we discovered anew phenomenon of electromagnetic oscillation in vanadium-compensation semi-insulating (VCSI) PCSS. Here thePCSS responds...Constructing a photoconductive semiconductor switch (PCSS)-metal coil structure, we discovered anew phenomenon of electromagnetic oscillation in vanadium-compensation semi-insulating (VCSI) PCSS. Here thePCSS responds to laser pulse and high-voltage signal while the metal coil generates an oscillating voltage pulseenvelope signal. The generation of this oscillating signal is not related to the input bias voltage of the PCSS, the pulsecircuit components, or the electrode structure of the PCSS, rather it is related to the output characteristic of the PCSS.This physical phenomenon can be explained using the current surge model in photoconducting antenna. Preparingohmic contact electrode on the silicon carbide material forms the PCSS, which generates a large number ofphotogenerated carriers when ultra-fast laser pulses irradiate the surface of the material and Simultaneously applies abias voltage signal between the electrode. At this time inside the PCSS the electric field causes the transient current,radiating electromagnetic wave to the metal coil to generate oscillating signal.展开更多
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文摘Constructing a photoconductive semiconductor switch (PCSS)-metal coil structure, we discovered anew phenomenon of electromagnetic oscillation in vanadium-compensation semi-insulating (VCSI) PCSS. Here thePCSS responds to laser pulse and high-voltage signal while the metal coil generates an oscillating voltage pulseenvelope signal. The generation of this oscillating signal is not related to the input bias voltage of the PCSS, the pulsecircuit components, or the electrode structure of the PCSS, rather it is related to the output characteristic of the PCSS.This physical phenomenon can be explained using the current surge model in photoconducting antenna. Preparingohmic contact electrode on the silicon carbide material forms the PCSS, which generates a large number ofphotogenerated carriers when ultra-fast laser pulses irradiate the surface of the material and Simultaneously applies abias voltage signal between the electrode. At this time inside the PCSS the electric field causes the transient current,radiating electromagnetic wave to the metal coil to generate oscillating signal.
