What is a nonlinear element?
An electrical network, a non-linear shows the
non-linear characteristics in between voltage & current. More specifically,
in case of a non-linear element the current passing through it does not change
linearly with the linear change in applied voltage at a particular frequency.
An important phenomenon of any non-linear element is they can
can distort a given signal. As, they shows non-linear characteristics in
between voltage & current so, their current versus voltage curve is not a
straight line.
As
a instance, we can say a transistor is a non-linear element as the current
through it is a non-linear function of the voltage across its terminals.
Actually, vacuum tubes, semiconductor devices like diodes, transistors are the
non-linear elements.
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