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    CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

    BECE

    2023

    CUCEM 313

    CHIMUDZEKA MOSES TANAKA

    C20142310O

    PANASHE WATAMBWA

    C20142306Y

    BLESSING ROBI

    C20141999R
    LORDSHARE CHIDA

    C20140896O
    1. Working principle of a photodiode

    A photodiode is subjected to photons in the form of light which affects the


    generation of electron-hole pairs. If the energy of the falling photons (hv) is
    greater than the energy gap (Eg) of the semiconductor material, electron-
    hole pairs are created near the depletion region of the diode. The electron-
    hole pairs created are separated from each other before recombining due
    to the electric field of the junction. The direction of the electric field in the
    diode forces the electrons to move towards the n-side and consequently
    the holes move towards the p-side. As a result of the increase in the
    number of electrons on the n-side and holes on the p-side, a rise in the
    electromotive force is observed. Now when an external load is connected
    to the system, a current flow is observed through it.

    The more the electromotive force created, the greater the current flow.
    The magnitude of the electromotive force created depends directly upon
    the intensity of the incident light. This effect of the proportional change in
    photocurrent with the change in light intensity can be easily observed by
    applying a reverse bias.
    Since photodiodes generate current flow directly depending upon the light
    intensity received, they can be used as photodetectors to detect optical
    signals
    2. Distinguish between the PIN and Avalanche photodiode

    DIODE SENSITIVIT NOIS SPEE TEMPSTABILIT LINERIT OPEN


    Y E D Y Y VOLTAG
    E
    PIN low low low high
    AVALANCH Very high high high low high
    E

    3. Three applications of photodiodes are:


    a. X Ray detection
    b. Smoke detectors
    c. Barcode Scanners

    4. Three transmission windows in optical fibers are:


    a. Short wavelength band (first window) – 850nm
    b. Medium wavelength band (second window) – 1310nm
    c. Long wavelength band (third window) – 1550nm

    5. Explain why the third window is preferred for transmitting in optical fibro:

    The third window is centered at 1550nm , the C-band which gives loss of
    0.2 Db/km, hence it is preferred because loss offered at this wavelength is
    minimum than any other wavelengths

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