Light moves very fast, so measuring short distances – 4 meters and less – precisely and accurately requires some very clever optical, semiconductor, electronic, and software tricks. This article ...
In 2021, Elektor celebrated its 60th anniversary. During the year, we took the opportunity to dive deep into our archives and to talk to many of the electronics enthusiasts who have been loyal to ...
Nanosecond current pulses arise from avalanche breakdown in virtually any diode. Here some experiments exploring these in Zener-diodes, LEDs and finally photon-counting avalanche photodiodes are ...