Optical systems have many unique attributes that make them useful for range detection and communications, but often the optical signal needs to be converted to an electrical signal as part of the ...

Analysis using spreadsheets can sometimes fill a gap in circuit simulation programs by providing a quick and reliable way to determine circuit performance along with the flexibility to display results ...

A conventional 1-MΩ transimpedance amplifier has at least 130 of output-noise density at room temperature (Figure 1). You can consider the 130 nV as the theoretical noise floor limit of the amplifier ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics. The photodiode remains the basic choice for photo-detection among solid-state detectors (Fig. 1). It is widely used in optical ...

Circuit simulations are great because you can experiment with circuits and make changes with almost no effort. In Circuit VR, we look at circuits using a simulator to do experiments without having to ...

The new McPherson 671MX amplifier is a high vacuum compatible, current-to-voltage converting amplifier developed specifically for use with vacuum ultraviolet Silicon photodiodes. With integral ...