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OPTOCOUPLER
Electronics Devices and Circuits

Ilustrisimo Ronald L.
Reporter
 OBJECTIVES
To understand and know the following parameters of Optocoupler:

01 History 02 Characteristics

03 Functions and Operations 04 Applications

 WHAT IS
OPTOCOUPLER?
 An opto-isolator (also called an
optocoupler, photocoupler, or optical isolator)
is an electronic component that transfers
electrical signals between two isolated circuits
by using light.
 PART 01

History of Optocoupler

recognized in 1963 by Akmenkalns,

 Photoresistor-based opto-
isolators were introduced in
1968.
Commercialization of LED technology
in 1968–1970 caused a boom in
optoelectronics, and by the end of the
1970s the industry developed all
principal types of opto-isolators
Part 2

Characteristics
 As an isolator, an
optocoupler can prevent high
voltages from affecting the
side of the circuit receiving
the signal.
 Transferring signals over a
light barrier by using an
infrared light-emitting diode
and a light-sensitive product,
such as a phototransistor and
photodiode is the main
structure of an optocoupler.
MOSFET Output Optocoupler, Through Hole, 4-Pin DIP
PART 03

Functions or Operations
OPERATION

A current is first applied to the Optocoupler,

which makes the infrared LED emit a light that's
proportional to the current. When the light hits
the photosensitive device, it switches on and
starts to conduct a current as any ordinary
transistor might.
Schematic Diagram of Optocoupler with
4 pins
 FUNTIONS OF OPTOCOUPLER
OPTOCOUPLEER CAN REMOVE THE PROBLEM S THAT
FOLLOWS:

VOLTAGE GROUND REMOTE SPARKS AND NOISE

SURGES LOOPS LIGHTING ELECTRICAL
SURGES
 IT CAN ALSO PROVIDE
IMMUNITY FOR ELECTRICAL
AND MAGNETIC FIELD
INTERFERENCE
Part 4

APPLICATIONS
 used to link two circuits

 used within optical encoders, where the

optocoupler provides a means of detecting visible
edge transitions on an encoder wheel to detect
position, etc.,

 Detect link breakage

 Transfer data optically
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