Photodetection and Measurement: Maximizing Performance in Optical Systems

Photodetection and Measurement: Maximizing Performance in Optical Systems

<p><span><b>Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, <span> </span>authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.</b><p></p></span></p><br/><b><br></b><br/><b>MAKE OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS WITH MAXIMUM ACCURACY AND MINIMUM COST</b><br/><br><br/>Photo detection and measurement techniques are used by engineers and physicists to “characterize” optical devices and systems. Characterizing – numerically describing a device’s performance – is vital to the design and analysis of fiber optics, laser systems, and opto-electronic circuitry. As more and more of electronics are becoming opto-electronic (because light moves faster then electricity) the art of taking accurate, inexpensive optical measurements has become very important to EEs across the board.This is a practical engineering tutorial on making accurate and effective measurements without spending a fortune – by using equipment commonly available in labs and companies. It considers the full chain of equipment: photo detectors, amplifiers, LED sources, electronic drives, basic optics, interference screens, and data acquisition systems. MathCAD will be used for frequency plots throughout.