Nanosecond speed pre-injected space charge controlled KTN beam deflector

被引:4
作者
Chao, Ju-Hung [1 ]
Zhu, Wenbin [1 ]
Wang, Chao [1 ]
Yao, Jimmy [1 ]
Yin, Stuart [1 ]
Hoffman, Robert C. [2 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Elect Engn, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] US Army Res Lab, Adelphi, MD 20783 USA
来源
PHOTONIC FIBER AND CRYSTAL DEVICES: ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND INNOVATIONS IN DEVICE APPLICATIONS IX | 2015年 / 9586卷
关键词
KTN crystal; beam deflection; high speed beam steering; nanosecond beam deflection; charge injection;
D O I
10.1117/12.2190912
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
In this paper, a nanosecond speed KTN beam deflector is presented. The beam deflector is based on the combination of pre-injected space charge field and high speed (nanosecond) switching field. A beam deflection speed on the order of nanosecond was demonstrated, which was fastest beam deflection speed reported so far. The experimentally results confirmed that the speed limitation of KTN beam deflector was not limited by the electro-optic (EO) effect itself but the driving electric source and circuit. With a faster speed driving source and circuit, it is possible to develop GHz frequency beam deflector.
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