Editor’s note: This article will be in two parts. Part 1 is component-related and Part 2 is applications. Please also see Planet Analog blog “LEDs Are Photodiodes Too” as an intro to this article.

Photodiode is a type of light detector capable of converting light energy into either current or voltage, depending upon the mode of operation. Photodiodes are similar to typical semiconductor diodes ...

The newly developed waveguide photodiode can be incorporated into various types of programmable photonic devices to measure the intensity of light travelling in the waveguide, with accuracy ...

Prof. Andrew POON (left), Head and Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST, and PhD student NIU Yue (right) at the Photonic Device Laboratory. Programmable ...

Spectrally selective light detection is vital for full-colour and near-infrared (NIR) imaging and machine vision. This is not possible with traditional broadband-absorbing inorganic semiconductors ...

It has been shown that quantum computation can be performed using only linear optical components, single-photon sources, and detectors that can measure the number of photons in a pulse. The role of ...

In addition to the superior signal-to-noise performance, the Stand-Alone Dynamic Photodiode benefits from a unique and patented device structure requiring a very simple, low cost manufacturing process ...