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Communication

A Compact Avalanche-Transistor-Based Pulse Generator for Transcranial Infrared Light Stimulation (TILS) Experiments

by
Abraham Lopez
1,
Haley N. Strong
2,
Kendra I. McGlothen
2,
Dustin J. Hines
2 and
R. Jacob Baker
1,*
1
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
2
Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Instruments 2022, 6(3), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments6030020
Submission received: 9 March 2022 / Revised: 12 June 2022 / Accepted: 15 June 2022 / Published: 23 June 2022
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Abstract

A pulse generator using an avalanche transistor operating in current-mode second breakdown driving a 780 nm laser diode is reported. The laser diode is mounted on the skull of a mouse and used in transcranial infrared light stimulation (TILS) experiments. The output current pulse width is approximately 2 ns in an attempt to generate a true impulse-like optical pulse excitation for the TILS experiments.
Keywords: TILS; pulse generator; avalanche transistor TILS; pulse generator; avalanche transistor

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Lopez, A.; Strong, H.N.; McGlothen, K.I.; Hines, D.J.; Baker, R.J. A Compact Avalanche-Transistor-Based Pulse Generator for Transcranial Infrared Light Stimulation (TILS) Experiments. Instruments 2022, 6, 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments6030020

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Lopez A, Strong HN, McGlothen KI, Hines DJ, Baker RJ. A Compact Avalanche-Transistor-Based Pulse Generator for Transcranial Infrared Light Stimulation (TILS) Experiments. Instruments. 2022; 6(3):20. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments6030020

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Lopez, Abraham, Haley N. Strong, Kendra I. McGlothen, Dustin J. Hines, and R. Jacob Baker. 2022. "A Compact Avalanche-Transistor-Based Pulse Generator for Transcranial Infrared Light Stimulation (TILS) Experiments" Instruments 6, no. 3: 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments6030020

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Lopez, A., Strong, H. N., McGlothen, K. I., Hines, D. J., & Baker, R. J. (2022). A Compact Avalanche-Transistor-Based Pulse Generator for Transcranial Infrared Light Stimulation (TILS) Experiments. Instruments, 6(3), 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments6030020

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