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:''This article is about radio electronics. For the general use of the term ''detector,'' see '''[[Sensor]]'''. For optical detectors, see '''[[Photodetector]]'''.'' |
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- This article is about radio electronics. For the general use of the term detector, see Sensor. For optical detectors, see Photodetector.
A detector is any device that receives a signal and responds to it in a distinctive manner. In a radio receiver, a detector is a circuit or device that recovers the signal of interest from the modulated wave.