In order to help his friend prepare for a talk at DEFCON this weekend, [Craig] built an IR photodiode amplifier circuit. The circuit extended the detection range of the hack from a few inches to ...
A G-M tube is not the only game in town though, and even the humble photodiode can be pressed into service. [Robert] gives us a good example, with a self-contained radiation detector head that ...
Most infrared photodiodes are made of InGaAs, a material that is neither CMOS compatible nor good for the environment. Here’s an alternative.