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[[File:PD A36A.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|]]▼ ==Files== [https://wiki.physics.wisc.edu/yavuz/images/5/59/PDA36A-Manual.pdf User Manual] ▲[[File:PD A36A.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|]] ==Notes== To determine laser power: ::<math> P=V/((Amps/W) (V/Amps)) </math> ::With <math>V</math> as the measured voltage from the photodetector, and <math>Amps/W</math> and <math>V/Amp</math> as two conversion factors depending on the wavelength of the laser and the gain setting of the detector respectively (page 9 and 11 in user manual). Response is consistent from photodiode to photodiode. Zero point can shift a few tenths of a millivolt depending on the temperature. *[https://wiki.physics.wisc.edu/yavuz/images/5/5b/Photodiode_%28Thorlabs_PDA36A%29_Calibration_for_all_Gains.pdf Voltage to Power Calibration]