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EDUCATION,A.P.
Name : B.RAJARAO
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Electronics & communication Engg
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic, Visakhapatnam
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : Electronics -I
Subject Code : EE-305
Topic : Special devices
Duration : 50Mts.
Sub Topic : Photo diode
Teaching Aids : Diagrams
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Recap
• LED characteristics.
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Objectives
• Working of Photodiode.
• Characteristics of Photodiode.
• Applications of Photodiode.
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Do you know
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Construction of Photo diode
A K
P N
R
• The basic biasing V
arrangement,
construction and symbol
of photo diode are shown
in the fig. A
K
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Construction of Photo diode
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Construction of Photo diode
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Principle of Photo diode
• A Photodiode is P N
basically a reverse
biased P-N diode whose R
junction is exposed to
the radiant energy
source.
V
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Principle of Photo diode
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Principle of Photo diode
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Principle of Photo diode
R
• If the illumination level is
increased, more number of
minority charge carriers are
generated and hence the V
reverse current is increased.
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Principle of Photo diode
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Illumination characteristics of Photo diode
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Illumination characteristics of Photo diode
• When there is no
illumination, the current is
equal to the reverse
saturation current.
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Illumination characteristics of Photo diode
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Illumination characteristics of Photo diode
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Applications of Photo diode
• In LASER data-links,
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Applications of Photo diode
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SUMMARY
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Quiz
• (a) more
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Frequently asked questions
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