LED operates as light sensor


Posted on Nov 11, 2012

Using a simple 741 amplifier connected as a current-to-voltage converter with the LED as the current source, the voltage at the output is proportional to incident light. The junction is Q biased only by the difference between the output summing node junction potential and ground, preventing the possibility of reverse breakdown. The photon-generated current equals the short-circuit current of the junction, which is linearly related to incident light.


LED operates as light sensor
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The sensor requires a level of incident illumination that depends on the degree of opacity of the LED Fig. 51-5 package.




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