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Small signal diode - Low voltage/current diodes.
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Power rectifier - High voltage/current diode.
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Bridge rectifier are are four diode pre-installed into one component, useful for converting AC to DC.
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Zener diode - Designed to have a specific reverse voltage breakdown, meaning that it will stop current flowing until it reaches it's breakdown voltage and then it will allow current to flow.
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Light Emitting diode (LED) - diode made from some substances (like Gama Arsenide Phosphide) emit visible radiation ( light ) when forward biased (current allowed to flow).
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Photodiode - While all diode are effected by light to some degree, some are extremely sensitive to light and change to work only in the presence or absence of light.
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