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 ...

Canek Fuentes-Hernandez holding a ring-shaped, large-area organic photodiode that has comparable performance to silicon-based photodiodes. Credit: Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Georgia Tech Although ...

In this section we shall discuss the interface between a photosensor and its associated electronics. There are really just two photocell applications – light measurement, and the reception of ...

Marktech Optoelectronics Inc. broadened its standard silicon photodiode offerings to include additional processes, active area sizes, case isolation, and packaging options. The company's customers can ...

The new McPherson 671MX amplifier is a high vacuum compatible, current-to-voltage converting amplifier developed specifically for use with vacuum ultraviolet Silicon photodiodes. With integral ...

Photodiodes are designed to operate at a specific optical wavelength. Fiber optics can operate at a wide variety of wavelengths, ranging from 650nm to 1550nm. Plastic and multimode fiber operate at ...

Normally when you think solar projects, you think of big photovoltaic cells. But a photodiode is just an inefficient, and usually much smaller, PV cell. Since [Pocket Concepts]’s Solar_nRF has such a ...

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 ...

The search for a better, smaller, faster “true” random number generator—increasingly needed for strong cryptography and security—has fascinated technologists for many years, as they seek genuine ...

The PDI-C172SMF is a blue enhanced PIN silicon photodiode ideal for high speed photoconductive or photovoltaic applications packaged in a black plastic surface mount package. Measuring just 3mm square ...