Building electro-optical systems

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1. analog31Jan 2015
   I learned from the 1st edition, back in 1983, when I took the electronics course for physics majors. I think it's the best textbook I've ever used, in any subject. I fell in love with analog electronics. Note my HN user name. ;-)

   What's happened with analog since then? I believe that opto-electronics is much more important today, as are switchmode circuits. Some things, like systematic noise budgeting, will never go away, even if we have to learn the behaviors of some new devices. Also, it's probably harder to get away with having just a limited understanding of high speed circuits and transmission lines today. But something I like about analog electronics is that physics will always be physics.

   If you liked H&H, you might also like: Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It all Work, by Phil Hobbs.

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2. CamperBob2Jan 2015
   If you liked H&H, you might also like: Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It all Work, by Phil Hobbs.

   +1, definitely an underrated book. It applies to a lot more than just EO systems.

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3. rjzzleepAug 2017
   On that note, does anyone have good resources on building laser powered products? I figured it would make sense to start by reading an optics textbook. [1]

   Something like Building Electro-Optical Systems by Hobbs. First problem is that I wouldn't even know which ones good.

   The next problem I see and which the article touches on is that the wrong setting might cause irreparable tissue damage. Which by extension means that making sure that the variance is power must have a bunch of failsafe circuitry more so than the average meditation eeg startup.

   I believe there are reliability test scenarios for electrical equipment in space, so i assume there's similar things for this use case. Would anyone be able to point in the right direction?

   [1]: http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470402296...

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