The Analysis of Photoconductive Semiconductor Switch Operation in the Frequency of 10 GHz

A device analysis of the photoconductive semiconductor switch is carried out to investigate distribution of electric field and carrier concentrations as well as the current density distribution. The operation of this device was then investigated as a switch operating in X band. It is shown that despite the presence of symmetry geometry, switch current density of the on-state steady state mode is distributed asymmetrically throughout the device.

Authors:

• Morteza Fathipour
• Seyed Nasrolah Anousheh
• Kaveh Ghiafeh Davoudi
• Vala Fathipour

Keywords:

• Band X
• Gallium-Arsenide
• Mixed mode
• PCSS
• Photoconductivity.

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