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responsivity [3 records]

Record 1 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
CONT

The photodetector responsivity is lower than expected for a silicon p-n junction by one or two orders of magnitude.

Key term(s)
  • responsivity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
DEF

Sensibilité qui correspond à un rapport de variation entre le signal électrique mesuré à la sortie d'un photodétecteur et la grandeur radiométrique ou photométrique du rayonnement incident.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Devices
  • Electronic Measurements
CONT

For response times greater than the thermal time constant the responsivity of the pyroelectric detector [takes a formula where] we assume total absorption of the energy....

OBS

This term is used in connection with pyroelectric detectors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Mesures électroniques
CONT

sensibilité : C'est le rapport entre le courant qui traverse le détecteur ou la tension à ses bornes et la puissance électromagnétique qu'il reçoit. Elle s'exprime en A/W ou V/W.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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