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   Diodes, Positive-Intrinsic-Negative (PIN)

PIN diode (p-type, intrinsic, n-type diode) is a diode with a wide, undoped intrinsic semiconductor region between p-type semiconductor and n-type semiconductor regions.

PIN diodes act as near perfect resistors at RF and microwave frequencies. The resistivity is dependent on the DC current applied to the diode.

A PIN diode exhibits an increase in its electrical conductivity as a function of the intensity, wavelength, and modulation rate of the incident radiation.

The benefit of a PIN diode is that the depletion region exists almost completely within the intrinsic region, which is a constant width (or almost constant) regardless of the reverse bias applied to the diode. This intrinsic region can be made large, increasing the area where electron-hole pairs can be generated. For these reasons many photodetector devices include at least one PIN diode in their construction, for example PIN photodiodes and phototransistors (in which the base-collector junction is a PIN diode).

They are not limited in speed by the capacitance between n and p region anymore, but by the time the electrons need to drift across the undoped region.



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Introduction to DWDM Technology: Data in a Rainbow
Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos

Excerpt - Index: "... of, 173 Positive dispersion-flattened fibers, 51 Reconfigurability, dynamic, DWDM networks, Positive intrinsic negative (PIN) diodes, 115, 213 116-117 Red band, 56 Power amplifiers, optical, 126-127 ..."
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Tech Terms, Third Edition: What Every Telecommunications and Digital Media Professional Should Know
Jeff Rutenbeck

Excerpt - page 196: "... the monitor equipment. (See also Barreling Distortion and CRT.) PIN Diode (Positive Intrinsic Negative Diode) Level: 2 Definition: A type of semiconductor device used ..."
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Phased Array Antennas : Floquet Analysis, Synthesis, BFNs and Active Array Systems
Arun K. Bhattacharyya

Excerpt - page 428: "... phase shifter exploits the property of a varactor (variable capacitor) diode where the capacitance varies with ... switches (on/off states) such as positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) diodes or FET switches implemented in a MMIC design. The ..."
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Practical Handbook of Digital Mapping Terms and Concepts
Sandra Arlinghaus

Excerpt - page 195: "... of topography much as Plate IX offers a continuous view. PIN diode see Positive-Intrinsic-Negative diode. pins, registration used to hold paper or plastic map ..."
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SONET-based Metro Area Networks
Daniel Minoli, Peter Johnson, and Emma Minoli

Excerpt - page 115: "... the output data stream. There are two kinds of photodetector diodes: the Positive Intrinsic Negative (PIN)" and the avalanche photodetector diode (APD)13 type. Typically, the APD ..."
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Trunked Radio w/ftp
Boucher

Excerpt - Back Matter: "... of phasing harnesses and switching in the required harness using positive intrinsic negative (PIN) diodes that can be biased to be open circuit or low ..."
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Phased Array-Based Systems and Applications (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering)
Nicholas Fourikis

Excerpt - page 209: "... same losses are in the neighborhood of 2-3 dB for PIN (positive-intrinsic-negative) diode-based phase shifters and in the vicinity of 8-10 dB for ..."
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The Complete Guide to Electronics Troubleshooting
James Perozzo

Excerpt - page 260: "... a circuit. Appendix II provides these operating curves. 11.1 TROUBLESHOOTING DIODE CIRCUITS SPECIRL RRDIO FREQUENCY DIODES ... detectors, mixers, and varactor and PIN (positive-intrinsic-negative ) diodes. POLDER DIODES The power semiconductor diode used in ..."
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Automatisierungstechnik 1: Meß- und Sensortechnik (VDI-Buch)
Hans-Jürgen Gevatter

Excerpt - page 357: "... Information File, Datei-Ergung PIM Personal Information Manager, - EDVDatenbank -Manager PIN Personal Identification Number, Paort, z.B. von Rechner PIN Positive Intrinsic Negative, Diode mit der Zonenfolge P-I-N PIO Parallel Input Output, ->E/A-Ports von ..."
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Automatisierungstechnik 2: Geräte (VDI-Buch)
Hans-Jürgen Gevatter

Excerpt - Back Matter: "... Program Information File, Datei-Ergung PIM Personal Information Manager, -EDVDatenbank -Manager PIN Personal Identification Number, Paort, z.B. von Rechner PIN Positive Intrinsic Negative, Diode mit der Zonenfolge P-1-N PIO Parallel Input Output, -E/A-Ports von ..."
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Methods and Techniques of Radar Recognition (Artech House Radar Library)
Victor G. Nebabin

Excerpt - page 122: "... the "zero" signal is fed from the control device, the positive-intrinsic-negative (pin) diodes V 1 and V2 will conduct and the pulse will ..."
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Fault Detectability in DWDM: Towards Higher Signal Quality and System Reliability
Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos

Excerpt - page 23: "... In this category are the avalanche photodiodes (APDs) and the positive- intrinsic-negative (PIN) diodes. Photodetectors are characterized by certain key parameters. Among them are ..."
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Failure Modes And Mechanisms In Electronic Packages
P. Singh and Puligandla Viswanadham

Excerpt - page 41: "... the receiving end. The light source is either a light-emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode and the detector is a positive, intrinsic, negative (PIN) photodiode or an avalanche photodiode (APD). The connector function is ..."
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Troubleshooting Optical Fiber Networks: Understanding and Using Optical Time-Domain Reflectometers
Duwayne Anderson, Larry Johnson, and Florian G. Bell

Excerpt - page 421: "... as ps). Pigtail Joining an optical fiber to a laser diode or photodiode. Polarization mode dispersion ... second (roughly OC-48 and higher). Positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) diode A type of photodiode used to convert optical signals ..."
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Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking
Gurdeep S. Hura and Mukesh Singhal

Excerpt - page 191: "... date rate can be achieved with 1500-nm laser sources. The positive-intrinsic negative (PIN) diode is very inexpensive and has a very long life. It ..."
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We Were Burning : Japanese Entrepreneurs and the Forging of the Electronic Age
Bob Johnstone

Excerpt - Index: "... cell, 167 Picturephone, 181-84, 267 Pierce, J. R., 155, 217 PIN (positive-intrinsic-negative) diode, 306 Piper, W W, 91 Planar, 139 Polysilicon making and ..."
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Direct Digital Control of Building Systems: Theory and Practice
H. Michael Newman

Excerpt - page 122: "... light sources and detectors. The most common sources are laser diodes and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Compared ... are also semiconductor devices, either positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) diodes or avalanche photodetectors (APDs). The latter not only detect ..."
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Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry (3-Volume Set with Online Version)
George E. Tranter, John L. Holmes, and John C. Lindon

Excerpt - Index: "... NMR imaging 1529-1530 position-sensitive detector (PSD), powder X-ray diffraction 1867 positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) diodes, X-ray absorption fine structure experiments 2453 positron emission tomography (PET) ..."
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SONET/SDH Demystified
Steven Shepard

Excerpt - Index: "... 129 Physical Layer, ATM, 168 Physical Medium Sublayer, ATM, 169 PIN diodes (Positive-Intrinsic-Negative), 130 plesiochronous timing, SONET, 77 PNNI (Private Network Node Interface), ..."
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Cellular Radio Handbook
Neil J. Boucher

Excerpt - page 172: "... of phasing harnesses and switching in the required harness using positive intrinsic negative (PIN) diodes, which can be biased to be open circuit or low-impedance ..."
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Pulse Code Formats for Fiber Optical Data Communication (Optical Science and Engineering)
David Morris

Excerpt - page 58: "... is terminated with a detector in the form of either positive-intrinsic-negative photo diodes (PIN) or avalanche photodiodes (APD), both of which are sensitive to ..."
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Digital Signal Transmission
Chris Bissell and David Chapman

Excerpt - page 289: "... responsivity is the ratio of the current out from the diode to the light power incident ... systems is known as a PIN diode. PIN stands for positive-intrinsic-negative and photo d model l as current source bias pre-amplifier ..."
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Encyclopedia of Telecommunications (Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications)
Fritz E. Froehlich and Allen Kent

Excerpt - page 175: "... resonance circuit with a distributed constant line and a varactor diode and, by connecting a positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) diode, is connected in series to the circuit. The equalizer ..."
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