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Question 14.6: Calculate the photocurrent density in a PIN photodiode. Cons...

Calculate the photocurrent density in a PIN photodiode.

Consider a silicon PIN diode with an intrinsic region width of W=20 \mu \mathrm{m}. Assume that the photon flux is 10^{17} \mathrm{~cm}^{-2}-\mathrm{s}^{-1} and the absorption coefficient is \alpha=10^{3} \mathrm{~cm}^{-1}.

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