Properties of Optoelectronic Devices
- Such devices have a longer wavelength.
- They can be easily fabricated.
- They are cost-effective.
- They have the size of a manometer.
- Such devices use high-power light sources.
- Optoelectronic junction devices are the p-n junction devices in which the carriers are generated by the photons.
Some examples of optoelectronic devices are light-emitting diodes (LED), Solar cells, and Photodiodes. Let us discuss these devices in detail.
Optoelectronic Devices
Optoelectronics is the research, design, and production of a hardware device that transforms electrical energy into light and light into energy using semiconductors. It is the connection between optics and electronics. Optoelectronic devices are special types of semiconductor devices that are able to convert light energy to electrical energy or electrical energy to light energy. Solid crystalline minerals, which are heavier than insulators but lighter than metals, are used to make this device. An optoelectronic device is an electrical gadget that uses light. Numerous optoelectronics applications, including those in the military, telecommunications, automatic access control systems, and medical equipment, use this technology.