Eurotour' 96 — The wide bandgap special Rigi-Strasbourg-Cardiff

AbstractIn June of this year the GaN scientific community had a unique opportunity; three continuous conferences with European locations all loaded with GaN content. Combined they provided an unguided European tour that included a taste of Switzerland, France and Wales and the opportunities to use ancient and modern transportation technology — an antique paddle streamer, a rack railway and the Channel Tunnel. Modern trains may use SiC power control devices, were any GaN emitters used for the Chunnel signaling