Photodetection and Measurement: Maximizing Performance in Optical Systems

Summary

MAKE OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS WITH MAXIMUM ACCURACY AND MINIMUM COST
The opto-electronics revolution has made the art and science of making sensitive, accurate, and inexpensive optical measurements must-know information for legions of electronic engineers and research students. And there’s no faster or easier way to master photodetection and measurement techniques than with this hands-on tutorial written by a teacher with experience enough to know the questions you would ask.

A clear, easy-to-understand rules-of-thumb approach shows you how to make high-performance optical measurements by getting the fundamentals right, often with simple, inexpensive equipment commonly found in laboratories. It includes treatment of:

* Photodetectors

* Amplifiers

* LED sources

* Electronic modulation and demodulation

* Interference avoidance

* Data acquisition and basic DSP

You’ll also gain a firm understanding of noise-reduction techniques and the essentials of building-in speed, sensitivity,and stability. If you want to learn the secret of making sound optical measurements without expensive equipment, this is the one resource you shouldn’t work without.

Table of Contents

   Chapter 1: Photodetection Basics
   Chapter 2: Amplified Detection Circuitry
   Chapter 3: Fundamental Noise Basics and Calculations
   Chapter 4: Interlude -- Alternative Circuits and Detection Techniques
   Chapter 5: System Noise and Synchronous Detection
   Chapter 6: Some Electronic Circuits and Construction Techniques to Get You Going
   Chapter 7: Control of Ambient Light
   Chapter 8: Stability -- Temperature Compensation Techniques
   Chapter 9: Contamination and Industrial Systems
   Chapter 10: Measured Modulation
   Chapter 11: Multiple-Channel Detection
    APPENDIX A: CALCULATIONS USING THE COMPLEX FREQUENCY REPRESENTATION
    APPENDIX B: WHAT DOES THE SPECTRUM ANALYZER MEASURE?
    APPENDIX C: BLUFF YOUR WAY IN DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
    APPENDIX D: THE WEIGHING PROBLEM
    REFERENCES
    INDEX
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR