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Photodetector vs Photodetection - What's the difference?

photodetector | photodetection |

As nouns the difference between photodetector and photodetection

is that photodetector is any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation while photodetection is (physics) the detection of individual photons using a photodetector.

photodetector

English

Noun

(wikipedia photodetector) (en noun)
  • Any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation

    • Synonyms

    * light-sensitive cell * light-sensitive detector * light sensor photodevice * photodevice * photoelectric detector * photosensor

    See also

    * photoconductive cell * photodiode * photoresistor * photoswitch * phototransistor * phototube * photovoltaic cell

    photodetection

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia photodetection) (-)
  • (physics) The detection of individual photons using a photodetector