How to Use photodetector in a Sentence
photodetector
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If those two light beams are shone together on a photodetector, the result depends on whether the pulses overlap in time.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 30 Mar. 2018
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After the split light repeatedly bounces back and forth within each arm, the two beams then pass back through the beam splitter into a photodetector.
—Caitlyn Buongiorno, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2020
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The photon that bounced off the object can then be registered using a photodetector.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2018
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First, a photodetector measures the voltage from the lasers, Chatziioannou says.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022
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So 14.6kg of cesium iodide was set up in the basement beneath the mercury tank and flanked by photodetectors to pick up the light emitted by the interactions.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2017
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In one path, the mode is directly detected by a photodetector.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2018
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Nearby is a second chip with 64 tiny photodetectors on it, each focused on detecting light reflected back from one of the 64 lasers.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2018
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Inside the container is a pulsing light source (LED, laser diode, or similar small device) that transmits through the fiber and hits a detector at the end of the fiber called a photodetector.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2022
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The (potential) photons are mixed on a partially reflective mirror and sent to a pair of photodetectors.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 22 June 2017
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Better still, the same material can act as a photodetector, providing a way of building all the needed hardware using a single process.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2017
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If the molecules of choice filter in and meet the bacteria, the bacterial cells produce light that is picked up by photodetectors embedded in a small electrical chip.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 24 May 2018
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The microcontroller commands the light source and acts as a monitor, checking for any interruptions in light reaching the photodetector.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2022
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Beneath each well is a tiny electronic photodetector that can register light from the bacteria.
—Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 25 May 2018
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Super-Kamiokande is a massive tank of ultra-pure water surrounded by photodetectors.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2020
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And IceCube is proposing to expand the volume of ice strung with photodetectors, increasing its sensitivity to the rare cases where neutrinos bump into the Antarctic ice.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 July 2018
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If the bacteria start glowing, the photodetectors that sit just below the bacteria’s compartment are activated.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 May 2018
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The device would use photodetector sensors would support the transmissive examination of blood oxygen levels.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 7 July 2021
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The Fitbit atrial fibrillation software is an algorithm based on photoplethysmography, which uses a light source and a photodetector on your skin's surface to measure changes in your blood circulation and volume.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 14 Apr. 2022
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