In order to help his friend prepare for a talk at DEFCON this weekend, [Craig] built an IR photodiode amplifier circuit. The circuit extended the detection range of the hack from a few inches to a few ...

A silicon photodiode supports infrared detection for laser systems, optical testing, and signal monitoring, expanding options ...

Developing the KP-2 Two-tone Photodiode KPMC29, a Surface-Mounted Model for Measuring Light in Two Wavelengths Along the Same Light Axis TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the forty years since the company’s ...

A research team has increased the stability and performance of photodiodes using cubic perovskite nanocrystals. The result expected to be used for autonomous vehicles, military, space exploration and ...

A photodiode also referred to as a photo-detector is a semiconductor device that converts light energy into an electrical current. Photodiodes are sensitive to light across a specific range of ...

A new study on HgTe nanocrystal photodiodes through CdS passivation and interface control shows new potential for infrared ...

The instinctive reaction when measuring nuclear radiation is to think of a Geiger counter, as the low-pressure gas tube detectors have entered our popular culture through the Cold War. A G-M tube is ...

Researchers developed a single photodiode sensor that detects full-color light using perovskite materials, impedance data, and machine learning algorithms. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Conventional ...

In Case Study: Medical Laser System; Part 1: Stabilizing a Laser Feedback Control Loop, the nonlinear flashlamp in the laser control loop had a parabolic transfer function which was gain-compensated ...

Marktech had revealed the latest in its line of sensors which combine many LEDs of different wavelengths with a photodiode. MTMD142345PDT38 has five LEDs at 1.04, 1.2, 1.3, 1.46 and 1.55μm, plus an ...

In researching my latest article I ran across this paper about a “robust” photodiode amplifier (pdf). I use the scare quotes on purpose, since the whole article seemed a little fishy to me. The author ...

Electrical and computer engineers have developed an avalanche photodiode that achieved record performance and has the potential to transform next generation night-vision imaging and Light Detection ...