Optoelectronics hold a range of possibilities for the hardware experimenter — indeed who among us hasn’t added LEDs aplenty to our work? What many of us may be unaware of though is that an LED is also ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hamamatsu Photonics, a provider of photonic sensors, announces the launch of the S16495 silicon photodiode. Engineered for ...

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 ...

Photodiode is a type of light detector capable of converting light energy into either current or voltage, depending upon the mode of operation. Photodiodes are similar to typical semiconductor diodes ...

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 ...

Imec, the Leuven, Belgium-based research and innovation hub in nano- and digital technologies, has announced the successful integration of a “pinned photodiode structure” in thin-film image sensors.

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 ...

There is typically a compromise between speed and efficiency when designing silicon photodiodes. Now, researchers have exploited microstructuring to achieve fast and thin devices that are also ...

Detecting infrared light is critical in an enormous range of technologies, from remote controls to autofocus systems to self-driving cars and virtual reality headsets. That means there would be major ...