Photodiodes, tseem hu ua photocells, yog cov khoom siv hluav taws xob uas hloov lub teeb rau hauv hluav taws xob tam sim no.Lawv yog siv rau ntau yam kev siv xws li lub teeb pom kev, hloov kho qhov muag, thiab cov duab digital.Photodiodes muaj ib tug semiconductor hlws ris uas emits electrons thaum raug rau lub teeb.Tam sim no lawv tsim yog proportional rau qhov siv ntawm lub teeb, thiab yuav siv tau los xyuas kom meej lub xub ntiag ntawm lub teeb los yog ntsuas nws siv.