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An optical detector, either a photodetector or a thermal detector, is a device that generates a signal when light is incident upon it. A photodetector absorbs a photon of light and measures the electric current associated with the generated electrons. A thermal detector absorbs a photon of light, and as the temperature of the thermal detector increases the temperature change is measured.
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Link, A.N., Scott, J.T. (1998). Optical Detector Calibration Program. In: Public Accountability. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5639-8_6
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