Optical Radiation Detectors & Noise
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In this lab, we investigated the responsivity, time response, and noise performance of various photodetectors, including thermal detectors, silicon photodiodes, and photomultiplier tubes (PMT). A standard helium-neon gas laser (HeNe), operated in the red (632.8 nm), was used as the light source for the measurements of the silicon photodiodes. A flashlight served as a radiation source to measure the time response of the thermal detector. The measurements clearly showed the different advantages of the various detectors and their limits of operation. ∗Author of this lab report 1. Thermal Detectors AP304 Laser Laboratory Course, Lab 1
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تاریخ انتشار 2002