Photodetection and Measurement

Mark Johnson

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Johnson, Mark, date.
Photodetection and measurement: maximizing performance in optical
systems / Mark Johnson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-07-140944-0 (alk. paper)
1. Photodetectors. 2. Optoelectronic devices. 3. Light Measurement.
I. Title.
TK8360.O67J64 2003
621.36 dc21 2003046318

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