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Photodiode vs Photoresistor - What's the difference?

photodiode | photoresistor |

As nouns the difference between photodiode and photoresistor

is that photodiode is a semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive while photoresistor is an electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light; a photoconductor.

photodiode

English

(wikipedia photodiode)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive

    • Related terms

    * photoresistor * diode * Zener diode

    photoresistor

    English

    (wikipedia photoresistor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light; a photoconductor

    • Related terms

    * photodiode * varistor * thermistor * resistor