Video-speed detection of the absolute position of a light point on a large-area photodetector based on luminescent waveguides

Robert Koeppe, Anton Neulinger, Petr Bartu, Siegfried Bauer

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Abstract

A large-area photosensor is presented that uses the coupling of light into the planar waveguide mode of a polycarbonate foil by luminescent dyes to extend the active area of silicon photodiodes attached to the surface of the foil in a regular pattern. The photodiode signal is directly related to the distance between the point where light is coupled into the foil and the photodiode, thus enabling a precise recovery of the position of a localized light signal hitting the foil. We present a large-area device that can trace the movement of a light point generated by a laser pointer hitting its surface.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2209-2218
Number of pages10
JournalOptics Express
Volume18
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Feb 2010

Fields of science

  • 103 Physics, Astronomy
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  • 103017 Magnetism
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  • 103021 Optics
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  • 104018 Polymer chemistry
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  • 202012 Electrical measurement technology
  • 202036 Sensor systems
  • 203016 Measurement engineering
  • 210001 Nanoanalytics
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