Photodiode — Study Resources & PYQs
Working principle and applications of photodiodes.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Special Purpose Electronic Devices - MRCET notes (PDF) — Covers the photodiode alongside tunnel diode, varactor diode and SCR, with energy-band explanations that most web tutorials handle badly.
- Basic Electronics Tutorials - Diode section (Article) — General diode tutorial hub - browse here for the photodiode and other special-purpose diode entries as a second, web-based explanation.
- NPTEL - Basic Electronics (IIT Bombay) - Optoelectronic Devices (Article) — NPTEL course page (Basic Electronics, IIT Bombay) that covers diode circuits including special-purpose diodes such as photodiodes and LEDs.
- GeeksforGeeks - Difference Between Diode and Zener Diode (Special Purpose Diodes) (Article) — Summarises different special-purpose diodes including the photodiode (light to current) and LED (current to light) with their working principles.
Taught in these subjects
- BASIC ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING — BECT11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- ELECTRONICS CIRCUITS-I — BECT21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- BASIC ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING — BECT11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Basic Electronics Engineering — ECT1101 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu