optical sensors
Photon-sensing devices
Optical sensors are devices that detect and respond to light, converting light energy into electrical signals for measurement or processing.
They range from simple photodiodes that sense brightness to sophisticated camera systems and barcode readers.
Optical sensors appear throughout modern technology—in smartphones detecting ambient light, in motion detectors, and in industrial equipment monitoring production lines.
The optical sensor adjusts screen brightness automatically.
- photonicsLight particle science and engineering
- optical fiberLight-transmitting glass thread
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
- photomultiplier tubeVacuum device amplifying light signals
- photodetectorsDevices sensing electromagnetic radiation
infrared detection · light intensity · laser beam · spectroscopy · wavelength · CCD · biosensors · polarization · machine vision · depth perception · motion detector · phase shift · interferometry · pixel · digital camera · absorption · exposure · focus
- opticslens, lenses, mirror, mirrors, prism
- Camera Termsdigital cameras, film cameras, camera lenses, lenses, SLR
- sensorsbiosensors, pressure sensors, ammeter, temperature sensors, pressure transducer
- Vision Technologyfacial recognition, image recognition, machine vision, computer vision, infrared cameras
- Biophotonicsbioluminescence, PDT, light scattering, spectroscopy, quantum dots
- fiber opticsoptical fiber, fiber cable, cladding, optical cable, splice
optical sensorsmicrophones
Audio input devices
sonar · pressure sensors · thermal sensors · magnetometers · accelerometers
optical sensorsLEDs
Semiconductor light sources
lasers · light sources · displays · projectors · illuminators
optical sensorsmicrophones
Audio input devices
pressure sensors · thermal sensors · temperature sensors · sonar · geophone