Photodiode Dark Current Measurement
- From: GraemeC <graeme.cunningham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:09:21 -0700
I am trying to measure the dark current of a photodiode
I have Chathode of the PD connected to 1Meg ohm resistor which is
connected to +2V
The annode is connected to 0V
I obtain the following measurements
Voltage accross Resistor: 1.39V
Voltage accross Photodiode : 0.82V
I have assumed that the Dark Current (or indeed any current value) is
(2 - (1.39+0.82)) / 1Meg
=> I obtain a dark current of 210nA. This figrue however is less by
more than an order of magnitude than that I am expecting.
Is my understaning wrong?
Please don't ask why I have this set up am not using Op-Amp circuity!
Many Thanks
Graeme
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