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 few ...

Anti-Theft Security Alarm This is a simple infrared (IR) based security alarm designed to detect when a door or entryway is open. The alarm triggers a buzzer to sound when the IR light beam is broken.

In today's interconnected world, remote controls are ubiquitous. Whether it's for your television, air conditioner, or even your garage door, these handy devices make our lives more convenient. But ...

The industry’s first AEC-Q100 qualified rectangular ambient light sensor, Vishay’s VEML4031X00 features an ALS and highly sensitive IR photodiode in an opaque 4.38 mm by 1.45 mm surface-mount package ...

Silicon-based photodiodes are widely used due to their low cost, low noise, and compatibility with standard IC technologies. However, silicon has a bandgap of 1.12 eV—equivalent to a wavelength of ...

Phlux Technology, a UK-based manufacturer of avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors, has announced its first products. The Aura family of 1550 nm devices based on the company’s Noiseless InGaAs ...

Infrared, IR, Communications technology is used to link consumer equipment such as a remote control with a television since the late 1970’s. Over the years manufacturers have developed a multitude of ...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has introduced a trio of miniaturized infrared (IR) sensor modules, designed to revolutionize remote control systems. These innovative modules, including the dual-lens ...

In the context of planetary exploration, the MIMOS II (miniaturized Mössbauer spectrometer) serves as a proven and reliable measuring instrument [1]. The MIMOS II originally devised by Göstar ...