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4. • A light emitting diode (LED) is essentially a PN junction
opto-semiconductor that emits a monochromatic (single
color) light when operated in a forward biased direction.
• LEDs convert electrical energy into
light energy.
5. LED: How It Works
When current flows across a diode
negative electrons move one way and
positive holes move the other way.
Therefore when a free electron falls it
losses energy, the wholes exist at a
lower energy level than the free
electrons
This energy is emitted in a form of a
photon, which causes light.
The color of the light is determined by
the fall of the electron and hence energy
level of the photon
6. Inside a Light Emitting Diode
1. Transparent
Plastic Case
2. Terminal Pins
3. Diode
7. Some Types of LED
Bar graph 7-segment Starburst Dot matrix
•There are some different types of LED.
As for example we can see below: