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laser diode
Light amplification by stimulated emission.
diode laser
Light amplification by stimulated emission.
Zener diode
Voltage regulator with breakdown characteristic.
tunnel diode
Semiconductor diode with negative resistance.
junction diode
Semiconductor device controlling current direction.
semiconductor diode
Electronic component allowing current flow.
Schottky diode
Metal-semiconductor junction, low voltage drop.
silicon diode
Semiconductor device for rectifying current.
PIN diode
A PIN diode is a diode with a wide, undoped intrinsic semiconductor region between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor region.
diode detector
varactor diode
Variable capacitance through voltage control.
vacuum diode
Gunn diode
Negative differential resistance semiconductor device.
Diode bridge
A diode bridge is a bridge rectifier circuit of four diodes that is used in the process of converting alternating current from the input terminals to direct current (DC, i.e. fixed polarity) on the output terminals.
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