Photoelectric sensor working principle, classification and characteristics detailed (collection)

The photoelectric sensor is a small electronic device and a key component for photoelectric conversion in various photoelectric detection systems. It mainly uses sensors that use various properties of light to detect the presence or absence of an object and changes in surface state. Photoelectric sensors are widely used in industrial automation devices and robots because of their non-contact, fast response and reliable performance.

Photoelectric Sensors

Photoelectric sensors generally consist of a light source, an optical path, and a photovoltaic element. The measured change is converted into a change in the optical signal, and then the optical signal is further converted into an electrical signal by means of the optoelectronic component.

Principle of photoelectric effect

Photoelectric components are the most important component of photoelectric sensors, and their core working principle is different types of photoelectric effects. According to the wave-particle duality, light is composed of photons moving at the speed of light. When an object is exposed to light, its internal electrons absorb the energy of the photon and change its state, and its electrical properties also change. For the photoelectric effect.

According to the different changes in the state of electrical properties, the photoelectric effect is divided into the following three types:

1) External photoelectric effect

The phenomenon that electrons escape from the surface of an object under the action of light is called an external photoelectric effect. Photoelectric components based on external photoelectric effect include photocells, photomultiplier tubes, etc.

2) Photoconductive effect

The phenomenon that electrons in a semiconductor cannot absorb a photon after the photon is absorbed, and the electric conductivity of the object changes, or the photogenerated electromotive force is generated is called an internal photoelectric effect. The internal photoelectric effect can be divided into photoconductive effect and photovoltaic effect according to its working principle. Photoelectric elements based on photoconductivity have photoresistors, phototransistors, etc.

3) Photovoltaic effect

Under the action of light, the phenomenon that an object produces a certain direction of electromotive force is called the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic elements based on photovoltaic effect are photocells and photodiodes, triodes, etc.

Optoelectronic components work principle

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