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==Related devices== * [[Rectifier]] * [[Transistor]] * [[Thyristor]] or silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) * [[TRIAC]] * [[DIAC]] * [[Varistor]] In optics, an equivalent device for the diode but with laser light would be the [[optical isolator]], also known as an optical diode, that allows light to only pass in one direction. It uses a [[Faraday rotator]] as the main component.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-805345-4.00006-8 |chapter=Passive optical components |title=Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications |date=2020 |last1=Hui |first1=Rongqing |pages=209β297 |isbn=978-0-12-805345-4 }}</ref>
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