noise equivalent power
Noise equivalent power refers to the minimum amount of optical power that a given sensor or device can detect in the presence of noise, while maintaining a specified performance level. It represents the level of power at which the signal-to-noise ratio becomes equal to one, making it difficult to distinguish the signal from the background noise.
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