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प्रश्न
How can a photodiode be used to measure light intensity?
उत्तर
More photons are incident on the photodiode as the light's intensity rises. As a result, additional electron-hole pairs are generated. The photocurrent gets stronger. Thus, the photocurrent represents the intensity of the light.
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