The history of the diode is a fun one as it’s rife with accidental discoveries, sometimes having to wait decades for a use for what was found. Two examples of that are our first two topics: thermionic ...

If you ever look at construction notes for building old detector type radios the type of headphones specified always have an impedance of 2 × 2000Ω. Nowadays the most commonly available headphones ...

Jan. 13, 2015 – Camarillo, CA – Opto Diode (www.optodiode.com), an ITW company, introduces the SCD-B line of CalSensors’ infrared detectors with anti-reflective-coated silicon windows. The new IR ...

LASER COMPONENTS is a reliable manufacturer of both ultrafast pulsed laser diodes and highly-sensitive avalanche photodiodes, thus covering both key technologies of high-performance LiDAR systems.

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the launch of 1200 Series diode-array and multiple-wavelength detectors featuring improved noise specifications. These liquid chromatography detectors are ...

Sunnyvale, CA — Aeroflex/Metelics has released a family of surface mount GaAs and silicon Schottky mixer/detector diodes for high volume pick and place applications. These control devices are ...