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1. What is the working principle of a photodiode? Give threeexamples of photodiodes’ real-life applications.

2. Which of the following photodiode modes performs better insaturation and response time? Photovoltaic or photoconductive mode?Explain the physics behind your answers.

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1Photodiode is a pn junction When a photon of sufficient energy strikes the diode it creates an electronhole pair If the absorption occurs in the junctions depletion region or one diffusion length away from it these carriers are swept    See Answer
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