optoelectronic scanner

optoelectronic scanner

[¦äp·tō·i‚lek′trän·ik ′skan·ər]
(electronics)
A scanner in which lenses, mirrors, or other optical devices are used between a light source or image and a photodiode or other photoelectric device.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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