Optical Sensors - Photo Detectors - Remote Receiver

The products of the Photosensors - Photodetectors - Remote Receivers family integrate photosensitive elements like photodiodes with filtering and amplification functions. They are used as receivers of data transmitted by modulated infrared. These photodetectors are found in various devices, including televisions and other consumer products, and are manipulated using handheld remote controls. Furthermore, these devices vary in the filters and signals they provide, thus varying their sensitivity and protection against lighting interference.

Types of Optical Sensors - Photo Detectors - Remote Receiver:

Photodetectors may be classified by their mechanism for detection and include:

• Photoemission
• Thermal
• Polarization
• Photochemical
• Photovoltaic
• Graphene or silicone photodetectors

Applications:

They range from simple devices that are ideal to use:

• In receivers on TV and VCR, remote controls
• To photodiodes in a fiberoptic connection 
• To the CCD in a video camera
• Massive networks that astronomers use to detect radiation from the other side of the Earth
• Available in a wide range of products from industry, commerce, entertainment, and research
• They are essential for fiber optic communication.
• Process control, 
• Environmental sensing,
• Safety and security, 
• In defense-related applications 
• Used for repeater and code learning applications
• For suppression of spurious output pulses due to noise or disturbance signals.
• Used for IR remote control.