# dark current

> small current that flows through photodetectors in the absence of light

**Wikidata**: [Q1265973](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1265973)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_current_(physics))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dark-current


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)