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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Newsouth Innovations Pty Limited, New South Wales, AU;
Inventors:
Yuan Wei, New South Wales, AU;
Torsten Lehmann, New South Wales, AU;
Leonardo Silvestri, New South Wales, AU;
Assignee:
NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/46 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); H03F 3/45 (2006.01); H04B 10/69 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/46 (2013.01); H03F 3/45475 (2013.01); G01J 2001/444 (2013.01); G01J 2001/446 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G02F 1/0123 (2013.01); H03F 2200/261 (2013.01); H04B 10/6911 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a photodiode and, in particular, to operating a photodiode in a zero-mode operation, where the photodiode operates at either zero current or zero voltage. Accordingly, there is provided a circuit configured for detecting light, including a photodiode; and a circuit configured for operating the photodiode at zero-mode.