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Difference between light emitting diode and laser?
LEDs, known as light emitting diodes, are comprised of two lead semiconductor light sources. Laser transmitters, also known as laser diodes are comprised of an electrically charged semiconductor laser.
Why semiconductor photo-diodes are reverse biased?
Because if you forward-biased them they would always conduct, even in total darkness.
How many diodes in a transistor?
There are two semiconductor junctions. Transistors are designated as NPN or PNP and a diode is an NP or PN junction depending on direction of current flow. However, the function of a transistor is different than two back to back diodes.
Zener diodes are most commonly used in?
Zener diodes are a form of semiconductor diode that are widely used in electronics circuits as voltage references. Zener diodes provide a stable and defined voltage and as a result Zener diode circuits are often used in power supplies when regulated outputs are needed. Zener diodes are cheap and they are also easy to use and as a result they are used in many applications and many circuits.
Why Si is used than Ge in semiconductor diode?
silicon diodes Cut in voltage is 0.7 V.but the Germanium cut in voltage is 0.3 V that's why .............
What are schottky diodes are also known as?
metal-semiconductor junction diodes
Does semiconductor lasers and laser diodes are similar?
Semiconductor lasers are made with laser diodes, with added circuitry to measure and regulate the diode current/output.
Is the diode and semiconductor diodes are the same?
Today, all diodes are semiconductor diodes. However, the first diodes were piles of washers of different metals that together made a diode, and specially constructed vacuum tubes. There may still be markets for other types of diodes in very high voltage circuits, but you or i are unlikely to come in contact with them.
What Diodes contains a metal semiconductor junction?
Schottky Diode
Diodes and transistors are made of semiconductor material such as germanium and what?
Silicon
Does semiconductor diodes come under analog electronics?
Yes.
What are the intrinsic and extrinsic diodes?
Intrinsic diodes are formed by a p-n junction within a single semiconductor material, while extrinsic diodes are formed when impurities are added to a semiconductor material to alter its properties. Intrinsic diodes have natural electrical properties, while extrinsic diodes have controlled electrical properties based on the type and amount of impurities added.
Who invented the first semiconductor diode what it is called as and from which metal it is made up of?
The first modern semiconductor diode was made with germanium. These diodes were invented in ww2 for RADAR. But before that semiconductor diodes were made with galena (lead sulfide), copper oxide, and selenium. I have no idea which was "first".
What has the author T Ikegami written?
T. Ikegami has written: 'Frequency stabilization of semiconductor laser diodes' -- subject(s): Frequency stability, Semiconductor lasers
What kind of gas is in a red LASER diode?
None, LASER diodes are solid state semiconductor devices.
Why semiconductor fuses used?
Semiconductor fuses are used to prevent large semiconductor devices (IGBTs, GTOs, diodes etc) from rapturing and causing secondary damages to the rest of the system and people in the event of a short circuit. They are usually not intended to prevent the semiconductor device from failing.
Difference between light emitting diode and laser?
LEDs, known as light emitting diodes, are comprised of two lead semiconductor light sources. Laser transmitters, also known as laser diodes are comprised of an electrically charged semiconductor laser.
