Tag: photodiode

A Photodiode is a semiconductor p-n junction device that converts light into an electrical current. The current is generated when photons ...

It is a three region reverse biased junction diode. A layer of intrinsic silicon is sandwiched between two heavily doped ...

The dark current flowing through the diode is of the order of few mA, in the absence of light. In ...

The photodiode is a two terminal PN junction device which is operated in reverse bias. It has a small transparent ...

Advantages: There are some advantages of avalanche photodiode which are given below, The avalanche photodiode has greater level of sensitivity. ...