photodetector
noun
pho·to·de·tec·tor
ˌfō-tō-di-ˈtek-tər 
: any of various devices for detecting and measuring the intensity of radiant energy through photoelectric action
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One step that made this possible now was the improvement in sensitivity of photodetectors.
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Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025
At press time, the number of academic papers on perovskites was on track to top 5,000 for 2018, Case says (although that number also includes reports on perovskites as photodetectors, X-ray detectors, and LEDs).
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2019
Their camera is a photodetector against a pane of plexiglass that takes basic images and converts them into shapes a computer can be trained to recognize.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Oct. 2018
An alternative is to use single pixel imaging techniques, which form images from randomized light falling on a single photodetector.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
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Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025
At press time, the number of academic papers on perovskites was on track to top 5,000 for 2018, Case says (although that number also includes reports on perovskites as photodetectors, X-ray detectors, and LEDs).
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2019
Their camera is a photodetector against a pane of plexiglass that takes basic images and converts them into shapes a computer can be trained to recognize.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Oct. 2018
An alternative is to use single pixel imaging techniques, which form images from randomized light falling on a single photodetector.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
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photodetector
noun
pho·to·de·tec·tor
-di-ˈtek-tər
: any of various devices for detecting and measuring the intensity of radiant energy through photoelectric action
… the pulse oximeter incorporates both photodiodes and photodetector in a fingertip sensor that can be clipped or taped to the patient's finger.—The New England Journal of Medicine
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