Sponsor: Buenaventura Section
Speaker: Stewart Miller

Meeting Date: 22 Sep 2022
Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
Cost:
Reservations: IEEE

Summary:
This presentation will discuss extreme ultraviolet (EUV) to the mid infrared (MIR) spectrum light detectors and their applications. Light detectors for each part of this spectral range will be discussed along with their advantages and disadvantages. Almost all of these detectors must be connected to a circuit to obtain a voltage that can be digitized with an analog to digital converter (ADC). We will discuss the different types of amplifier circuits, including voltage amplifiers, transimpedance amplifiers, and integrating amplifiers because of their importance in obtaining optimal system performance. In addition, information on dark and optical testing will be presented.

Bio: Stewart Miller received a BS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1992. He has been working for 30 years in the optical components industry designing silicon photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes, photodiode assemblies, and LED assemblies. He enjoys learning about physics, and participating in several outdoor sports – his favorite of which is whitewater river rafting.