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photodetector

[ foh-toh-di-tek-ter ]

noun

  1. Electronics. any device, as a photodiode, phototube, or photovoltaic cell, that uses the photoelectric effect to convert radiant energy into an electrical signal.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of photodetector1

First recorded in 1945–50; photo- + detector
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Now the researchers want to increase the performance of photodiodes by engineering the stack of layers that comprise the photodetector device.

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These used a mirror to 'scan' a vertical slice of the terrain, digitizing the light with a photodetector.

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Near-room-temperature mid-infrared quantum well photodetector.

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Youngblood, N., Chen, C., Koester, S. J. & Li, M. Waveguide-integrated black phosphorus photodetector with high responsivity and low dark current.

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Polarization-sensitive broadband photodetector using a black phosphorus vertical p–n junction.

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