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Draw the circuit diagram of an illuminated photodiode in reverse bias. How is photodiode used to measure light intensity ?

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Circuit diagram of an illuminated photodiode :

Explanation : The magnitude of the photocurrent depends on the intensity of incident light (photocurrent is proportional to incident light intensity). Thus photodiode can be used to measure light intensity
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