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The 24 pages that link to Photodetector, each with the reason it gives.

• PhotonBroader topic: Photodetectors register photons through processes such as electron generation or charge transfer.

• SemiconductorRelated: Semiconductor absorption makes compact, fast light-sensitive devices possible.

• Band gapRelated: Its spectral response depends on which photon energies can cross the gap.

• Fiber-optic communicationRelated: It turns arriving optical pulses back into an electrical data stream.

• SensorBroader topic: It measures incident light in cameras, optical instruments, and communication systems.

• PhotodiodeNarrower topic: Photodiodes are a widely used semiconductor class of photodetector.

• ExcitonRelated: Exciton dissociation can turn absorbed photons into mobile charge carriers for detection.

• SpectrophotometryRelated: It records the light intensity emerging from the sample.

• AbsorbanceRelated: Absorbance calculations depend on comparing detector signals with and without the sample.

• SpectrophotometerRelated: It converts transmitted light into the signal used to calculate absorbance.

• Optical communicationRelated: At the receiver, it converts arriving modulated light back into an electrical form.

• Scintillation detectorNarrower topic: Every scintillation detector needs a device to read out its emitted light.

• Laser rangefinderRelated: The detector registers returned laser light so electronics can determine its arrival or phase.

• Semiconductor heterostructureRelated: Band offsets and layer thicknesses can tailor its absorption and carrier collection.

• SpectrometerRelated: It turns the separated light reaching each position into measurable data.

• Molybdenum disulfideRelated: MoS₂'s light-sensitive band structure supports thin, wavelength-responsive photodetectors.

• X-ray detectorNarrower topic: Scintillation-based X-ray instruments use a photodetector to measure emitted light.

• Zhores AlferovRelated: Semiconductor heterostructures allow photodetectors to be tailored for efficient light absorption.

• Optical spectrometerRelated: Detectors turn separated or modulated light into measurable signals.

• PhotonicsRelated: Photodetectors complete optical links by turning received light into measurable current.

• AutocollimatorRelated: Electronic autocollimators use it to locate the returning image precisely.

• Infrared techniquesNarrower topic: Many infrared sensors are specialized photodetectors responsive to infrared photons.

• Optical computingRelated: Many optical computers rely on detection to pass results into electronic circuits.

• PhototubeNarrower topic: Phototubes are one vacuum-based member of this broader detector family.