avalanche transistor

A contributor to the theory and applications of avalanche transistors.

In this section, the static characteristic of an avalanche transistor is calculated.

A researcher working on theory and applications of avalanche transistor circuits.

Therefore the very first applications of avalanche transistors were in switching circuits and multivibrators.

Some biographical notes about one of the leading contributors to the theory and application of avalanche transistors.

Most circuits employing an avalanche transistor are activated by the following two different kinds of input:

A paper pushing further the study of avalanche transistor by a graphical method proposed in the preceding work (restricted access).

A clear description of avalanche transistor circuits working in the second breakdown region (restricted access): however, a copy from the author's website is available here.

A paper proposing a graphical method to plot the static characteristic of an avalanche transistor (restricted access).

A paper analyzing the trigger delay time of avalanche transistors by means of numerical analysis (restricted access).

A paper describing a fast sweep generator for a streak camera constructed using series connected avalanche transistor circuits.

These two requirements imply that a device used for amplification need a physical structure different from that of a typical avalanche transistor.

A paper where an analytical model of the behavior of an avalanche transistor is derived after suitable approximations (restricted access).

A paper describing an avalanche transistor pulser and its use as Laser driver in a laser radar.

A clear description of avalanche transistor circuits working in second breakdown regime together with some examples can be found in the paper .

Avalanche transistors and tyristors.

A brief description of the basic physical principles of avalanche transistor circuits: instructive and interesting but "restricted access".

A paper describing a method to enhance performances of banks of series-connected avalanche transistor circuits.

Particularly, stray inductances in series with collector and emitter leads have to be minimized to preserve the high speed performance of avalanche transistor circuits.

A paper describing an application of avalanche transistors to the design of a sampling oscilloscope: available abstract, full paper is "restricted access".

The differential dynamical mode described here, also called the small signal model, is the only intrinsic small signal model of the avalanche transistor.

Avalanche transistors are mainly used as fast pulse generators, having rise and fall times of less than a nanosecond and high output voltage and current.

A detailed paper describing the construction and performance of an avalanche transistor pre-trigger pulse generator to test the slew-rate of very fast operational amplifiers.

A speedy switching device is an NPN avalanche transistor fitted with a coil between base and emitter.

An avalanche transistor operated by a common bias network is shown in the picture on the right: can be zero or positive value, while can be short circuited.