Varactor D

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PhotoDiod
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Introductio
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Working
Characteri
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Practical A
pplication
What Is Varactor Diode?
Also known as Varicap Or Variable
Capacitance
These are semiconductor, voltage
dependent, variable capacitors
These diodes generally depend upon
the capacitance between the p-n
junction
Always work in Reverse Biased Config
Symbolic Representation
Working Of Varactor Diode
The Capacitance with which we deal in
varactor diode is Transition Capacitance
During the reverse biasing of p-n
junction there is formation of depletion
region whose width is defined by wd
The relation between capacitance and
depletion width is given by
CT = A /wd
Working Contd..
Now if in reverse biased condition we
keep on increasing the voltage,
depletion width keeps increasing.
And thus according to the relation
capacitance keeps on decreasing.
Characteristics of Varactor Diode
Some Defined Results
The magnitude of C vary from 2pF to
T
100pF depending upon Varicap used.
The Capacitance Temperature Co-efficient
is defined by
TCC = C / C0(T1-T0) x100%
Transition capacitance in terms of Knee
potential and applied reverse potential
CT = K / (VT+VR)n
Application of Varactor Diode

Some of the areas of application of small

capacitance level are
FM Modulators
Automatic Frequency Control Devices
Adjustable Band Pass Filters
Parametric Amplifiers
What is PhotoDiode?
It is a semiconductor P-n junction
Device
The region of Operation is Reverse Bias
region.
The working of PhotoDiode solemnly
depends upon discrete light packages
called Photons
Symbol of PhotoDiode
How It Works
When no light falls on the diode, there is
current flowing known as Dark Current.
Now when light falls on the PhotoDiode
resulting in increase in number of
minority charge carriers
And thus these charge carriers lead to
increase in reverse current
PhotoDiode Characteristics
Applications
It is Generally used in Automatic Alarm
System.
It is also used in industries to count the
number of items.
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