Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 8 compound words that contain diode. The most common are listed below. Open diode in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- laser diodeA laser whose active medium is a form of light-emitting diode
- light-emitting diodeA rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.
- Zener diodeA semiconductor junction device through which current flows normally in the forward direction, and in the reverse direction if a large voltage is applied.
- tunnel diodeA semiconductor diode that has negative resistance in the forward direction of its operating range due to quantum effects.
- Schottky diodeA metal-semiconductor diode that exhibits a nonlinear voltage/current relationship
- junction diodeA semiconductor rectifying device in which the barrier between the two regions of opposite conductivity (n-type and p-type) type produces the rectification. All solar cells are junction diodes.
- Gunn diodeA form of diode with negative resistance, used in high-frequency electronics.
- organic light-emitting diodeA light-emitting diode constructed from a thin film of an organic compound.
Compound words 8
- diodelaserA laser diode
- diodelikeHaving the characteristics of a diode
- diodicOf, pertaining to, or functioning as a diode
- microdiodeA microscopic diode
- nanodiodeA nanoscale diode
- photodiodeA semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.
- diodelasersplural of diodelaser: A laser diode
- semidiodeA diode constructed from semiconductors rather than valves