Questions tagged [photodiode]
A photodiode converts light to an electric current.
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Using an IR diode as an emitter and receiver?
At the recent Maker Faire Berlin, I was told that LEDs can be repurposed as photo diodes. I assume the same is true in the infrared range. This sounds like a nice solution for building a transmitter.
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PIN Photodiode gamma detection amplifier circuit - rectangular wave output
I've been working on a project recently, where I need to build a device which detects gamma radiation and can be used for gamma spectroscopy. I've done some research and found many interesting ways of ...
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Troubleshooting op-amp circuit and compactor for buzzer
I tried building a radiation detector (cheap photodiode Geiger counter) on perfboard:
http://opengeiger.de/StuttgarterGeigerleThruHole_en.pdf
More details here. With the circuit was turned on, ...
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Relation for the current generated by a photo-diode in photo-conductive mode
If a photodiode with responsivity R is operated in photo-conductive mode with
reverse bias voltage Vb and load resistance Rld what relation gives the output current from the photo-diode flowing ...
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Epoxy Resin Molded vs Hermetically Sealed Metal Can Packaging for LEDs and Photodiodes
Between epoxy resin molded vs hermetically sealed metal can packaging for photodiodes and LEDs are there any relevant functional differences I should be aware of when selecting between otherwise ...
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A Simple Model to caculate the Ionization Coefficient from the Avalanche Gain M
I got measured Data of the Avalanche Gain M (in dependence of the Electric Field E) of a APD. Is there a simple way to model the ionization coefficients a and b for electrons and holes?
I know that ...
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Understanding basic photoresistor circuit
I'm new to electronics, so I just can't wrap my head around how this photoresistor circuit works.
I understand the following:
the photodiode can be understood as a variable resistor (i.e. works in ...
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What bias voltage is applied to a PIN photodiode when connected only to multimeter
If I take just a PIN photodiode (e.g. BPW34 FAS ) and connect a multimeter to its terminals to measure current, for example: expose the photodiode to the sunlight and read current of ~1 mA on the ...
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Irradiance sensor circuit
Im trying to measure the irradiance from the sun using the following TIA circuit:
I'm using a BPW34 photodiode due to the good spectral range and for being cheap.
Also the datasheet provides a ...
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Photodiode current vs. irradiance and finding upper limit current
1.) What equation could be used to calculate, or make a decent estimate
of the current produced by a photo-diode from incident irradiance and its operating parameters. For example for this PIN photo-...
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What is the relationship between dark current and the contribution of dark noise in a photodiode?
For example, if I have a datasheet for a photodiode that lists a dark current of 1000nA. I have a transimpedance amplifier with 1kohm transimpedance and 1 mV voltage output voltage noise.
Presumably ...
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How to filter out certain wavelengths of light [closed]
I am trying to filter out certain wavelengths of light and I was wondering if there is a way that you can filter them out. I am using Silicon Photomultipliers (Linked below) and I only want to detect ...
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Photodiode to detect light
For a university purpose I am preparing a project, actually I am thinking of using a photodiode in reverse bias in order to measure intensity of light.
I divided this project in some phases:
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Photodiode - circuit questions
I am a bit confused on a few things regarding photodiodes. Here are two circuits that I am referring to:
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For the second circuit the capacitor is not of importance.
Here are my fundamental ...
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Do photodiodes break KVL?
I know what you are thinking, but hear me out. Let's do KVL in this loop:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
We get:
$$
-V_{PD}+I(R_s+R_L)-V_1 = 0
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Now we solve for ...
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What is the voltage across a photodiode bellow the Saturation Limit?
This is the equivalent circuit for a real photodiode:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
Source. I added a Bias Voltage based on Figure 1-9 (a) of the Opto-...
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How much slower does a photodiode become in photovoltaic mode?
Take for example this photodiode, the main differences between using it in photovoltaic and photoconductive mode is the rise time and the Dark Current, aren't they?.
I know exactly how the Dark ...
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How does the spectral response of a photodiode change with bias voltage?
Look at this data sheet, in the second page we have a graph for the spectral response.
Now, I have learned that photodiodes must be reverse-biased in order to get a decent signal from them, but then ...
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How much does the Bias Voltage affect the NEP of a photodiode?
Look at this data sheet for example. Everything there is measured at 0V, including the NEP, if I connect that photodiode in reverse bias, how will that NEP change?.
I'm inclined to believe that it ...
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In this semi-ideal photodiode, what would be the physical interpretation of this current?
A real photodiode can be expressed as a circuit made of several ideal components, it looks something like this:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I copied it from here ...
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PCB design review: analog routing
I am designing a PCB with analog signals for the first time, and I would really appreciate any feedback on my layout and routing.
The circuit is a light-meter, consisting of a photodiode connected ...
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Why are “square law” devices important?
In the literature, I often see the notion of square law devices. Why are these devices important, to the extent that they have their own characterization as square law device?
In what context does ...
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how does single supply op-amp work while its non-inverting input is connected to ground?
In HCNR200 Datasheet, the page 11, figure 13-A, there is a sample that confused me.
In this sample, the Vin is applied to the inverting input and if the electric current passes through PD1, PD1 ...
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Photodiode current equation
The current in photo diode because of generation rate G and depletion width W is given as qGW (neglecting diffusion currents).
When the light is incident on the diode excess carriers are generated in ...
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PCB dual LED emitter, TIA and voltage regulator (beginner)
Does this PCB look good for this operation?
The schematic is attached.
I have a voltage regulator connectected to an LED emitter. Voltage regulator to TIA . TIA then is attached to active high pass ...
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Driving Avalanche Photodiodes (PCBs)
I am using Avalanche Photodiodes and I was told that they use a much higher voltage then standard photodiodes and I was wondering if I need a High Voltage PCB to drive them? I am currently just using ...
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Photodiode Output measurement
I'm using Hamamatshu s8559 photodiode to convert x-rays into it's respective energy.
I'm using a 10 bit ADC converter.
The problem I'm facing is I have no relationship between the Photo-current ...
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Very low current (<10 microamps) darkness detector circuit that turns off in light
I've made a device that lights an LED at a very low current (<10 microamps) as a very dim indicator for use in the dark.
At its simplest, the circuit is a 3V coin battery + resistor (300K-1M ...
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How to use my bits to transmit this photodiode signal in the most efficient way possible? [closed]
Suppose I have photodiode with a Dark Current of 5 pA and that using the NEP of that photodiode at some frequency \$\lambda\$ I determined that the smallest signal I could detect was of 1 pA.
First ...
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Phototransistor and Photodiodes capacitances when some in an array sense light
I'm using phototransistors to sense low speed data (about 7 bits a second). With one phototransistor and a 300K resistor, I found my sweet spot and can transmit correct data with lazer.
I find if the ...
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Can you connect multiple photodiodes in parallel and treat it as one?
Im working on an IR sensor based off of the Texas Instr. particle sensor (TIDA-00378). They use just one photodiode in their design. I would like to use multiple photodiodes, lined up with multiple ...
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making a photodiode module
I am trying to do stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. In this experiment two pulsed laser beams are used . The wavelength of these two laser beams is tuned to match a specific Raman frequency of ...
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Why isn't the Saturation Current of a Photodiode the same as its Short Circuit Current?
The formula I see everywhere is:
$$
I_{sat} = \frac{V_{bias}}{R_L}
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But this seems incomplete for the following reason:
The larger the resistance is the smaller the Saturation Current, it stands ...
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Please explain this formula for the relationship between bandwidth and the temporal response of a photodetector
I am reading "Optoelectronic Sensors" by Didier Decoster and Joseph Harari.
At section 1.8.2 they start explaining the relationship between rise time and bandwidth, and they give a very weird formula ...
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Forward drop of diode vs forward drop of LED
It is always said that forward voltage drop in the diode is around 0.7 volts. LED also being a diode, why does it have a greater forward voltage drop of around 3 Volts?
What is the model of LED that ...
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LED output with Photodiode and Function Generator
Some of my student and I are designing a Physics experiment involving a high power LED, a square wave from function generator (50 ohm output impedance) and a digital oscilloscope (1 MOhm imput ...
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How to calculate the current produced by a solar panel?
The equation for calculating current when given voltage and temperature is known as the 5-Parameter model ie.
\$I = I_{ph} - I_o[\exp(\frac{V + R_sI}{nV_t})-1] - (\frac{V+R_sI}{R_{sh}})\$
Since this ...
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How does a camera pixel accumulate charge (colour)?
I refer to the Wikipedia entry for a CMOS camera sensor's individual pixel. There is a schematic like so:-
and a statement that:-
The read-out transistor, Msf, acts as a buffer (specifically, a ...
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Explanation of 5 Parameter Model for Solar Cells
I am having a hard time understanding this equation, the 5 Parameter model for photovoltaic cells.
\$I = I_{ph} - I_o[\exp(\frac{V + R_sI}{nV_t})-1] - (\frac{V+R_sI}{R_{sh}})\$
My goal is to apply a ...
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Estimate minimum detectable light pulse in a photodiode (5 ms, 44 kHz modulated)?
I'll use an IR LED modulated at 44 kHz to illuminate particles in air or water, and will use a silicon photodiode to detect weak pulses of scattered light as they pass through the LED's collimated ...
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Output changes wildly with input voltage in photodiode circuit
I am currently analyzing a photodiode sensor input circuit (not designed by me, but schematics drawn from a commercial product). I am currently simulating the circuit on TINA TI. While experimenting ...
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How will the resistance of this Evaluation Module affect the measurements of the current produced by this photodiode?
A little context: This is part of a bigger project about glowing algae, my job is to design a photodiode array to measure the amount of light the algae produce in response to movement.
I have a good ...
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How does this op-amp photodiode circuit behave?
I am trying to understand the inner workings of a photoelectric object sensor I have in my hands. (modulated with 24 kHz) Here is the very beginning of the receiver part:
simulate this circuit –...
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Making LED flash from steady-state signal
I am looking to design a simple circuit that detect objects placed in a spot. So far, the circuit uses simple IR LED and photodiode to detect the object placed between them. The voltage developed in ...
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Resistor on transimpedance amplifier input?
I am currently examining an expired patent file of a photoelectric sensor. The file includes the circuit, I am trying to understand it with my limited analog electronics knowledge:
Patent no: ...
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PV cells (photovoltaic) I-V curve plot simulation
I am trying to plot the I-V curve using python because that helps me in understanding PV cells / solar panels (and diodes as a general thing).
I know the formulas ...
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How to properly use an OPB917BOCZ photoswitch?
I am building a weather station with an anemometer. I have an OPB917BOCZ photoswitch on-hand that I would like to use as the tachometer if possible. However, I can't seem to have any luck with it.
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How to connect a 2 pin photodiode?
Initially, I have used 3 pin photodiodes, where the anode is connected to the resistor and has a wire which goes to group and the other goes to an analogue input to read the voltage. The cathode is ...
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Correct use of op-amp to amplify photodiode in reverse bias
So I have a photodiode in reverse bias, from which I intend to measure my pulse.
Currently, my schematic looks as follows:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
Weirdly,...
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How to tell how sensitive a photodiode is?
I am looking to buy some new photodiodes for a project. Currently, I have been using expensive photodiodes with a picosecond level rise and fall time and a very small area to pick up light. The ...
