Low-voltage InP heterostyristors for 50–150 ns current pulses generation

Current switches based on low-voltage InP heterothyristors with a maximum blocking voltage of 20 V were developed and studied. In current pulse generation mode, the efficient operation of InP heterothyristors with a low-resistance load in the form of a capacitor was demonstrated. It has been shown that the minimum turn-on delay time is about 6 ns at a control current amplitude of 60 mA. The possibility of generating current pulses with a duration of 53–154 ns and amplitudes of 38–130 A was demonstrated when the capacitor values were changed in the range of 56–1000 nF.