Varactor Diode
1. What are the different types of diodes?
The diodes can be categorized as Zener Diodes, Light Emitting Diodes, Schottky Diodes, Tunnel Diodes, Avalanche Diodes.
2. What is the major use of varactor diode?
Varactor diode is majorly used in in tuning the circuit.
3. What is meant by biasing?
Biasing refers to applying a voltage to semiconductor in order to attain certain specific functionalities (current etc) from our electronic circuits.
4. What is a characteristic curve?
It is a graphical plot between voltage and current, where the horizontal axis represents voltage while the vertical axis represents the current.
Varactor Diode
In this article, we will be discussing about varactor diode. We will also discuss its symbol, construction, its working, and its application in various tuning circuits. In addition to this, we will discuss the characteristic curve of this diode. Later in the article, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages and Applications of using a varactor diode.
Table of Content
- What is a Varactor Diode?
- Construction
- Working of Varactor diode
- Varactor Diode in Tuning Circuit
- Characteristic Curve of Varactor Diode
- Application of Varactor Diode
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
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