title: Low jitter, low inductance solid dielectric switches.
abstract: It has been shown that the use of graded solid dielectric sandwiches in laser-triggered spark gaps (LTS) can lead to highly desirable multichannel operations while maintaining the low delay and jitter performance characteristics of LTS. As many as ten separate breakdown channels were observed when small circular or hexagonal aluminum inserts were inserted between two Mylar dielectric sheets stressed at 4.1 kV/mil. A reduction in rise time was noted for these multichannel switching events.
authors.affiliation: Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87417, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Guenther
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Strickland
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bettis