photodetector

[ foh-toh-di-tek-ter ]

/ ˈfoʊ toʊ dɪˌtɛk tər /

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noun

Electronics. any device, as a photodiode, phototube, or photovoltaic cell, that uses the photoelectric effect to convert radiant energy into an electrical signal.

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Origin of photodetector

First recorded in 1945–50; photo- + detector

Words nearby photodetector

photocopier, photocopy, photocurrent, photodecomposition, photodegradable, photodetector, photodiode, photodisintegration, photodissociation, photodrama, photoduplicate

How to use photodetector in a sentence

As the light hits the photodetectors, it produces an oscillating current, which in turn generates microwave pulses that can be used to either alter or measure the state of the qubit.
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