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I've possibly missed the point of what you're asking, but... surely it's obvious that photons can be converted to electrons, given that's what a photodiode does
by irremediable 12y ago
I've possibly missed the point of what you're asking, but... surely it's obvious that photons can be converted to electrons, given that's what a photodiode does and that's how digital cameras work?
- wyager 12y ago>surely it's obvious that photons can be converted to electrons, given that's what a photodiode does and that's how digital cameras work? This is a common misconception. Both of those use light to facilitate electron excitation, but neither of them actually convert photons into electrons. The electrons are already there.
- irremediable 12y agoAh, so that's how I missed the point of what he was saying. I know how photodiodes work -- I was just struggling with the semantics of "conversion".