//clear// //Caption:To find primary photocurrent and multiplication factor //Example6.5 //page230 clear; clc; close; etta = 0.65; //quantum efficiency of silicon qavalanche photodiode C = 3*(10^8); //free space velocity in m/s Lambda = 900e-09;//wavelength in meters q = 1.6*(10^-19);//charge in coulombs h = 6.625*(10^-34);//planks constant v = C/Lambda; //frequnecy in Hz Pin = 0.5*10^-06;//optical power Ip = ((etta*q)/(h*v))*Pin; Im = 10*(10^-06); //multiplied photocurrent M = Im/Ip; //multiplication factor disp(Ip*10^6,'Primary photocurrent in uAmps Ip=') disp(ceil(M),'Primary photocurrent is multiplied by a factor of M =') //Result //Primary photocurrent in uAmps Ip = 0.2354717 //Primary photocurrent is multiplied by a factor of M = 43.