Optics on ElectroOptical Innovations

Photomultipliers: There's a Lot to Love

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:35:14 +0000

Placeholder for a PMT article on photon counting, low-current analogue mode vs. MPPCs, and the high linearity version

What Photodetector Should I Use for Application 'X'?

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:27:50 +0000

We often get asked questions like, “How do I know what photodetector is best for (application X)?” For some values of X, it’s pretty simple: if you’ve got milliwatts of visible light, use a silicon PIN photodiode and an ordinary transimpedance amp (TIA) made from an op amp or (for faster things) a packaged 50-ohm RF amplifier. It’s usually easy to verify that you’re in the shot noise limit—if your photocurrent drops more than 50 mV across its load impedance, you’re there. (*)

Good Books

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 21:20:58 +0000

Classic Books On Electro-Optics and Circuits In Softcopy

There’s also the 100 Good Books

list from Building ElectroOptical Systems

Books on Electro-Optics

MIL-HDBK-141: Optical Design

And, courtesy of the good folks at Any2DJVU: