Dark current of PIN photodidoe

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I am now learning about the dark current of PIN photodiode and wonder that if no reversed bias voltage is applied to the photodiode, whether the dark current is 0 or not? If not, how small it would be? nA or pA?

Besides, whether the dark current is DC current or AC current?

Best Answer

The dark current is DC and is directly dependent of the bias voltage. There is theoretically no dark current without bias. You can read more in section 1-3 of this document: http://www.hamamatsu.com/resources/pdf/ssd/e02_handbook_si_photodiode.pdf