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- Optical detectors
Optical detectors (Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Light-sensitive cells
- Light-sensitive detectors
- Light sensor photodevices
- Photodetectors
- Photodevices, Light sensor
- Photoelectric detectors
- Photosensors
See also:
- Broader heading: Detectors
- Broader heading: Optical transducers
- Broader heading: Optoelectronic devices
Photodetectors, c1999.
The new IEEE standard dict. of electrical and electronics terms, 1993 (optical detector (fiber optics). A transducer that generates an output signal when irradiated with optical power. See: optoelectronic)
McGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech. terms (photodetector [ELECTR] A detector that responds to radiant energy; examples include photoconductive cells, photodiodes, photoresistors, photoswitches, phototransistors, phototubes, and photovoltaic cells. Also known as light-sensitive cell; light-sensitive detector; light sensor photodevice; photoelectric detector; photosensor)