dark current

noun

Meaning

The temperature-dependent current that flows in a photodetector when no light is shining on it

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Related words

dark light(English)direct current(English)darkon(English)photodetection(English)photocurrent(English)dark sector(English)faraday dark space(English)dark flow(English)

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