Photodetector and Receiver Characteristics

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Classroom Material
Keywords
optical receiver electrical signal photodector amplifier signal information receiver subsystem optical to electrical conversion low noise cost-effective optical absorption photodiode semiconductor photon band-gap energy communications
Subjects
Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Photodetector and Receiver Characteristics

In this video from the ICT Center, learn about fiber optic receivers. Investigate the components of an optical receiver; how a photodetector converts an optical signal to an electrical one; and the characteristics of PIN, avalanche, and metal-semiconductor-metal photodiodes.
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PBS Learning Media

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