1. Electric currents produced when light strikes a photosensitive material or device, such as a photodiode or photomultiplier tube.
Usage: technical; physics; plural form of photocurrent

Examples

• The photocurrents generated by the solar cells were measured to determine their efficiency.
• Scientists studied the photocurrents in the photodiode to understand the light-detection mechanism.
• The detector's sensitivity is proportional to the magnitude of the photocurrents it produces.
• Photocurrents in the imaging sensor allow cameras to convert light into electrical signals.
• The research team analyzed photocurrents across different wavelengths of light.