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photoconductive Definition

photo·con·duc·tive (fōt′ō kən duk′tiv)

adjective

designating or of a substance, as selenium, which exhibits changed electrical conductivity under varying amounts of radiation

photoconductive Related Forms
pho′to·con′·duc·tiv′·ity (-kän′duk tiv′ə tē) noun pho′to·con·duc′·tor noun
photoconductive Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • detector: A silicon lens was employed to focus the infrared radiation produced by the absorption of a laser pulse onto a photoconductive detector.