Patent ID: 9728660
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H01L,H01Q,H03K,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A modular laser-switched system comprising: an optically-triggered switch array module, the array module comprising at least one optically-triggered switch, wherein the at least one optically-triggered switch further comprises: a substrate; a semiconductor material having a top surface and a bottom surface, one or more conductive contacts connected to the top surface of the semiconductor material; one or more grounding electrodes connected to a substrate bottom surface; and wherein, the semiconductor material undergoes an avalanche breakdown providing a conductive region therein, when contacted by an optical signal; an energy storage system; a power supply connected with the energy storage system and the optically-triggered switch array module; a processing device comprising at least one processor and a user interface, the processing device connected with the energy storage system, the power supply, and the optically-triggered switch array module; and an antenna array comprising one or more antennas, wherein the antenna array is connected with the optically-triggered switch array module.