gEDA-user: LED in reverse

[Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do you know at which voltage a typical red LED breaks down in reverse? 100V?

What happens when the diode is charged slowly with a current source of say
0.5mA until it breaks down and it's internal capacitance discharges by
avalanche?  Will it blink or stay dark in the process?

Wikipedia says an avalanche reaches maximum in picoseconds. If the avalanche
shines, does the light generated reach maximum in picoseconds as well?

CL<


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