photodetectionn.
/ˌfəʊtəʊdᵻˈtɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊdəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n/ The use of a photodetector.
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photodetection1959
photodensitometry1965
1959 Rev. Sci. Instruments 30 593/1 The application of the parametric amplifier principle to photodetection.
1972 S. S. Charschan Lasers in Industry ix. 523 In direct photodetection, all optical frequency and phase information is lost.
2003 Laser Focus World (Nexis) 1 Feb. 79 Signal-to-noise ratio is an important consideration in the design of photodiodes and complete photodetection systems.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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