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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation Photonics What does the central frequency of operation for a PIN photodiode mean? Reply To: What does the central frequency of operation for a PIN photodiode mean?

GWANG
Ansys Employee

Hi Metodi Belchovski,

Thank you for the post. The central frequency doesn't really affect the PD responsivity since the frequency dependency of responsivity is defined in the user defined table. The responsivity is based on the input optical signal power. 

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