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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by John G. Webster, Halit Eren
February 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1921 pages
82h 13m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
22-31Power Measurement
although characterized by a strong wavelength dependence, has a faster response and includes
ph
otoconductive
(s
pectral
ra
nge:
1–
12
μm) an
d
ph
otovoltaic
(0.5–
5
.5 μm) de
vices
.
e ma
in
po
wer
ra
diation
vi
sible and ultraviolet
se
nsors
ar
e
ph
otoconductive
ce
lls,
ph
otodiodes,
an
d
ph
ototransistors
. Ph
otodiodes
ar
e
wi
dely
us
ed
to de
tect
th
e
pr
esence,
th
e
in
tensity,
an
d
th
e
wa
velength
of li
ght
or ul
traviolet
ra
diations
. Co
mpared
to ph
otoconductive
ce
lls,
th
ey
ar
e
mo
re
se
nsitive,
sm
aller,
mo
re
st
able,
an
d
li
near
an
d
ha
ve
lo
wer
re
sponse
ti
mes
. On th
e
ot
her
ha
nd,
ph
ototransistors
ar
e
mo
re
se
nsitive
to l
ight
.
At ve
ry
lo
w
li
ght
le
vels
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