For a photodiode, the series resistance is due to the contact resistance (as one factor), but what is the source of a photodiode shunt resistance? Is it simply due to the inherent resistence of the junction to the current flow due to diffusion in photovoltaic mode and drift currents in photoconductive mode?
Source of a photodiode shunt resistance
May 30, 2007
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For a photodiode, the series resistance is due to the contact resistance (as one factor), but what is the source of a photodiode shunt resistance? Is it simply due to the inherent resistence of the junction to the current flow due to diffusion in photovoltaic mode and drift currents in photoconductive mode?
For a photodiode, the series resistance is due to the contact resistance (as one factor), but what is the source of a photodiode shunt resistance? Is it simply due to the inherent resistence of the junction to the current flow due to diffusion in photovoltaic mode and drift currents in photoconductive mode?
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