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To: Red Badger

A new twist on the old varactor diode.

Optical tuning could definitely open up some new possibilities.


25 posted on 06/06/2017 10:45:14 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it. MAGA!)
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To: factoryrat

The varactor changed capacitance with changes in the bias voltage.

This one keeps the bias constant and the light varying causes change in capacitance. This could be used as a sensor for automatic gradual darkening of windows in homes, buildings and autos according to the brightness of the sun.


26 posted on 06/06/2017 10:49:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (You can't assimilate one whose entire reason for being here is to not assimilate in the first place.)
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To: factoryrat

The mere mention of the varactor diode makes me think of Yvonne Craig.


30 posted on 06/06/2017 11:11:55 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Liberals think in propaganda)
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