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germanium Dictionary Terms

infrared optical material
The range of materials that, unlike glass, may be used in the infrared. Water-soluble salts, such as cesium iodide, and...
photon drag detector
An infrared detector in which radiation passes through a doped germanium crystal, creating a voltage drop that can be...
compound semiconductor
A semiconductor made up of two or more elements, in contrast to those composed of a single element such as germanium or...
germanium
A crystalline semiconductor material that transmits in the infrared.
germanate glass
A type of glass used in near-infrared optical components, in which germanium is used as a cation instead of silicon.
APD detector
An APD detector, or avalanche photodiode detector, is a type of photodetector used to detect light or optical signals by...
semiconductor
A semiconductor is a type of material that has electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. In...
infrared lens
An infrared lens is an optical component specifically designed and optimized for transmitting, focusing, or manipulating...
infrared optic
Infrared optics refer to optical components and systems designed to manipulate and control infrared (IR) light, which lies...
fiber optic preform
A fiber optic preform is a cylindrical glass rod or tube used as the starting material for manufacturing optical fibers. It...
germanium detector
A type of photoconductive detector in which germanium, usually doped with boron, gallium and indium, serves as a...
excess noise factor
A factor, F, indicating the increase in shot noise in an avalanche photodiode as compared with the ideal multiplier, which...
extrinsic detector
A photodetector composed of a semiconductor material whose responsive properties can be altered by the addition of...
crystal diode
A diode with a semiconducting material, such as germanium or silicon, for one electrode, and a fine wire "whisker''...
transistor
An electronic device consisting of a semiconductor material, generally germanium or silicon, and used for rectification,...
alloy-junction photocell
A photocell having an alloy junction formed by combining an indium disc with a thin wafer of N-type germanium.
germanium crystal
Germanium crystal refers to a crystalline form of the element germanium (Ge), which is a metalloid and semiconductor...
attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy
Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy is a technique used in analytical chemistry to obtain IR spectra of samples....

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