Swrtching of an electrical signal can be performed with picosecond time precision by utilizing the photoconductivity of a silicon single crystal.
We have tested various properties of the silicon switch which we have fabricated. Prepulse energy ratio has been measured detecting the main optical pulse from a mode-locked pulse train. Due to the high sensitivity and fast time response of silicon, we could reliably measure small prepulse energy ratio of the order of 10
-9. This article reports the principle and detailed properties of a silicon switch.
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