All-solid-state pulsed current injection source based on the light initiated multi-gate semiconductor switches

Rev Sci Instrum. 2022 Jan 1;93(1):014705. doi: 10.1063/5.0076291.

Abstract

To study the damage and protection mechanism of the transient electromagnetic pulse to the cables of the electronic equipment under test, an all-solid-state pulsed current injection source with light initiated multi-gate semiconductor switches is developed. The output peak current range of the prepared all-solid-state pulsed current injection source was 0.1-1 kA, the risetime was 18 ns, and the pulse width was 520 ns. In addition, the waveforms of the output peak current were consistent.