photoelectronic
Concerning light-driven electronics
Photoelectronic describes devices or systems that convert light into electrical signals or vice versa.
The term combines photo- (light) with electronic, covering technologies like solar cells, digital camera sensors, and fiber optic communications: photoelectronic sensors, photoelectronic imaging systems.
The field bridges optics and electronics.
Light-sensitive amplifying component
- photocellLight-sensitive electronic component
- solar cellLight-to-current converter
- image sensorLight-to-signal conversion chip
- CCDLight-sensitive imaging chip
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- excitationStimulation of response
- absorptionProcess of taking in
emission · conduction · photoemission · valence · wavelength · energy · threshold
Input-detecting device
- detectorDevice that senses
- transducerEnergy form converter
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
response · gain · noise · output · threshold · amplification · responsivity · dynamic range
Study of light-matter interaction
- imagingProducing visual representations
- solar powerEnergy derived from sunlight
- night visionAbility to see dimly
- barcode scannerDevice reading printed stripes
light meter · motion sensor · smoke detector · automatic doors · camera sensor · medical imaging · remote sensing · fiber optics
Wavelengths shorter than violet
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- visibleAble to be seen
- laserConcentrated light device
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
spectrum · intensity · luminescence · fluorescence · radiance · irradiance · monochromatic · broadband
phototransistor
Light-sensitive amplifying component
- photocellLight-sensitive electronic component
- solar cellLight-to-current converter
- image sensorLight-to-signal conversion chip
CCD · CMOS · photoresistor · light sensor · optical sensor
photon
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- excitationStimulation of response
absorption · emission · conduction · photoemission · valence · wavelength · energy · threshold
sensor
Input-detecting device
- detectorDevice that senses
- transducerEnergy form converter
- signalMessage-conveying cue
sensitivity · response · gain · noise · output · threshold · amplification · responsivity · dynamic range · linearity
spectroscopy
Study of light-matter interaction
- imagingProducing visual representations
- solar powerEnergy derived from sunlight
- night visionAbility to see dimly
barcode scanner · light meter · motion sensor · smoke detector · automatic doors · camera sensor · medical imaging · remote sensing · fiber optics · photometry
ultraviolet
Wavelengths shorter than violet
wavelength · spectrum · intensity · luminescence · fluorescence · radiance · irradiance · monochromatic · broadband · optical
photoelectronicthermoelectric
Heat-to-electricity converting
piezoelectric · electrochemical · electromagnetic · electromechanical · thermionic