Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design Second Edition

Ideal forward-biased I-Vcharacteristics of pn junction diode, with the
current plotted on a log scale for I
s
= 10
-14
A and n= 1


The ideal diode: (a) I-Vcharacteristics, (b) equivalent circuit u
reverse bias, and (c) equivalent circuit in the conducting state

The diode rectifier: (a) circuit, (b) sinusoidal input signal, 
(c) equivalent circuit for v
I
> 0, (d) equivalent circuit for v
I
< 0, and
(e) rectified output signa