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Design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch
This paper evaluates the effect switch design and control method have on the rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch at 2GHz. The effects of switch dimensions, switch fabrication methods and light intensity of the control mechanism are investigated. Switch rise time is affected by s...
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| author | Emma K. Kowalczuk Chinthana Panagamuwa Rob Seager |
| author_facet | Emma K. Kowalczuk Chinthana Panagamuwa Rob Seager |
| author_sort | Emma K. Kowalczuk (7202024) |
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| description | This paper evaluates the effect switch design and control method have on the rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch at 2GHz. The effects of switch dimensions, switch fabrication methods and light intensity of the control mechanism are investigated. Switch rise time is affected by switch dimension and optical illumination intensity. Switch fall time is dependent on passivation of the silicon - which is a fabrication step often used to improve the conductivity within photoconductive devices. |
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| spelling | rr-article-95576122013-01-01T00:00:00Z Design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch Emma K. Kowalczuk (7202024) Chinthana Panagamuwa (1258632) Rob Seager (1248600) Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Optical control Silicon Switching speed Reconfigurable antenna Photonductive switch Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified This paper evaluates the effect switch design and control method have on the rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch at 2GHz. The effects of switch dimensions, switch fabrication methods and light intensity of the control mechanism are investigated. Switch rise time is affected by switch dimension and optical illumination intensity. Switch fall time is dependent on passivation of the silicon - which is a fabrication step often used to improve the conductivity within photoconductive devices. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Conference contribution 2134/15819 https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Design_and_operation_influences_regarding_rise_and_fall_time_of_a_photoconductive_microwave_switch/9557612 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Optical control Silicon Switching speed Reconfigurable antenna Photonductive switch Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified Emma K. Kowalczuk Chinthana Panagamuwa Rob Seager Design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch |
| title | Design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch |
| title_full | Design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch |
| title_fullStr | Design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch |
| title_short | Design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch |
| title_sort | design and operation influences regarding rise and fall time of a photoconductive microwave switch |
| topic | Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Optical control Silicon Switching speed Reconfigurable antenna Photonductive switch Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/15819 |