What types of lighting receivers are there?
I’m working on a project in which we need further research on light receivers. (InfraRed receivers are included into the search)
The Project consists of laser(or other lighting devices) transmitting signals, to a receiving device. We’d like to find the best possible option for this receiving device.
Along with Photodiodes(Either Current or voltage types), what are other types I should be looking out for?


There are phototransistors, and light dependent resistors, LDR.
You might include CCD (charge coupled devices), and CMOS devices as light receivers, but usually found in video cameras. [who] Technobuff