Introduction to photodetectors (part 1)

June 22, 2020

Photodetectors—such as photodiodes (PDs), avalanche photodiodes (APDs), photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), and silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs)—are essential components in a vast array of modern scientific and commercial instruments and devices; technological progress will make them even more ubiquitous. Understanding their optoelectronic properties, regimes of operation, circuit requirements, and noise characteristics is essential to make a proper photodetector selection for a given application.

Part 1 of this two-part webinar discusses the following topics: 

  • Photodetector characteristics
  • Front-end electronics
  • Noise

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