Photodetectors: Materials, Devices And Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series In Electronic And Optical Materials)

Photodetectors: Materials, Devices and Applications, Second Edition, discusses the devices that convert light to electrical signals, key components in communication, and computation and imaging systems. It has been updated to reflect the latest advances in the field, including different types of photodetectors, organic materials, and a new chapter on photodetectors based on superconducting materials. The book also reviews the latest applications of photodetectors, including new forays in quantum communications and LIDAR. It is suitable for postgraduate students and academic researchers in electronics, optics, photonics, sensors, physics, material science and engineering and R&D managers in industrial sectors, such as communications, medical imaging and photovoltaics. Addresses fabrication techniques and the advantages, limitations and different types of photodetectors Considers a range of application for this important technology, including LIDAR and quantum communications Includes discussions of silicon photonics, detectors based on reduced dimensional charge systems, carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanowires, and more

• | Author: Bahram Nabet
• | Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• | Publication Date: Feb 21, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 512 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0081027958
• | ISBN-13: 9780081027950