What is a PIN avalanche photodiode (APD)? What is a PIN photodiode? How to characterize avalanche breakdown in GaN. Major differences exist between a PIN photodiode and an avalanche photodiode (APD), ...
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 ...
Device Offers Large Sensitive Area of 2.8 mm² and High Light Current to 16 μA in Compact 3.2 mm by 2.0 mm by 0.6 mm Form Factor MALVERN, Pa., Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, ...
Direct coupling is advantageous in many photodetector applications, such as viewing laser thresholds and modulation depth. I patented a very fast photodetector mount 1,2 in the early 1970s using these ...