Hi,
I'm working on designing a camera for a Venus Rover, and I've stumbled upon a UV photodiode that can handle temperatures up to a whopping 550 degrees Celsius. The only catch is, it's built for detecting UV light. (550 °C 4H-SiC p-i-n Photodiode Array With Two-Layer Metallization | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore)
I'm thinking of teaming up this UV photodiode with a visible light to UV light converter. Can this converter help the photodiode pick up visible light? I'm curious if this combo could let the photodiode capture and process info from the visible light spectrum and eventually help create a digital image.
Please let me know. I am new at this. Your insights will be very helpful to me.
Transforming visible light into ultraviolet (UV) light typically involves more complex processes than using a simple converter. Visible light and UV light are different in terms of wavelength, energy, and other properties. If you have a specific UV photosensor that is designed to detect UV light, it's generally not as simple as using a converter to change visible light into UV light.
UV light falls in the electromagnetic spectrum with shorter wavelengths than visible light. While there are materials that can emit UV light under certain conditions, transforming visible light into UV light usually requires specialized materials or technologies, such as phosphors or specific semiconductor materials.
If you need to detect UV light using a photosensor, it's essential to use a sensor that is specifically designed and sensitive to UV wavelengths. UV sensors typically have a different construction and composition compared to sensors designed for visible light.
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