Novel Optical Distance Sensor Based on MSM Technology

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 86-91

  Gulden, Peter ^a   Becker, Dirk ^a   Vossiek, Martin ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electro optical mixer; Metal semiconductor metal technology (MSM); Optical intensity modulation (IM) time of flight distance measurement; Photonic mixing device (PMD)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATION; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTRO-OPTICAL MIXERS; METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL (MSM) TECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL INTENSITY MODULATION (IM); PHOTONIC MIXING DEVICES (PMD); TIME-OF-FLIGHT DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 1542301794     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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