Optoelectronic Devices: John Carlo S. Tigue
Optoelectronic Devices: John Carlo S. Tigue
Abstract The purpose of this experiment is to understand Solar Cells - is an electronic device that directly converts
the characteristics and operation of voltage regulators. Voltage suns energy into electricity. When sunlight falls on a solar
regulators are designed so as to produce a DC output needed in cell, it produces both a current and a voltage to produce
order to sustain the requirement of a predefine range of the load electric power.
connected to it. The first part of the experiment focuses on the
Sunlight, which is composed of photons, radiates from the
fixed voltage regulator while the second part is on adjustable
voltage regulator. The needed values of electrical parameters for sun. When photons hit the silicon atoms of the solar cell, they
both the input and output side are obtained to determine the transfer their energy to lose electrons; and then, these high-
voltage regulation which is an important factor in describing the energy electron flow to an external circuit.
performance of voltage regulator circuits. The data and results
shows that varying the capacitor changes the amplitude of the Light Emitting Diodes - is a P-N semiconductor diode in
ripple voltage which in return also affects how pulsating or pure which the recombination of electrons and holes yields a
is the DC output. Moreover, larger regulation is assumed that the photon. When the diode is electrically biased in the forward
circuit is not performing better if there is large difference of direction, it emits incoherent narrow spectrum light. When a
voltages at no load and at full load.
voltage is applied to the leads of the LED, the electrons
Index Terms voltage regulator, fixed, adjustable, regulation, recombine with the holes within the device and release energy
ripple, linear IC. in the form of photons. This effect is called as
electroluminescence. It is the conversion of electrical energy
I. INTRODUCTION into light. The color of the light is decided by the energy band
Optoelectronics is the communication between optics and gap of the material.
electronics which includes the study, design and manufacture
Optical Fiber - is a plastic and transparent fiber made of
of a hardware device that converts electrical energy into light plastic or glass. It is somewhat thicker than a human hair. It
and light into energy through semiconductors. This device is can function as a light pipe or waveguide to transmit light
made from solid crystalline materials which are lighter than between the two ends of the fiber. Optical fibers usually
metals and heavier than insulators. Optoelectronics device is include three concentric layers: a core, a cladding and a jacket.
The core, a light transmitting region of the fiber, is the central
basically an electronic device involving light. This device can
section of the fiber, which is made of silica. Cladding, the
be found in many optoelectronics applications like military protective layer around the core, is made of silica.This creates
services, telecommunications, automatic access control an optical waveguide that limits the light in the core by total
systems and medical equipments. reflection at the interface of the core-cladding. Jacket, the
non-optical layer around the cladding, typically consists of
one or more layers of a polymer that protect the silica from the
Types of Optoelectronics Devices
physical or environmental damage.
Optoelectronics are classified into different types such as Laser Diodes - is a source of highly monochromatic, coherent
and directional light. It operates under stimulated emission
Photodiode - is a semiconductor light sensor that generates a condition. The function of a laser diode is to convert electrical
voltage or current when light falls on the junction. It consists energy into light energy like infrared diodes or LEDs. The
of an active P-N junction, which is operated in reverse bias. beam of a typical laser has 40.6mm extending at a distance
When a photon with plenty of energy strikes the of 15 meters. The most common lasers used are injection
semiconductor, an electron or hole pair is created. lasers or semiconductor lasers. The semiconductor laser
changes from other lasers like solid, liquid and gas lasers.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The student would like to thank his family for support and
encouragement, his instructor for willingness and patience in
teaching, and most of all to the Almighty God who provides.