Photodiode
convert's light into current.
See Also: Diode, Laser Diode, Zener Diode, Diode Test, Photodiode Arrays
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Ambient Light Sensors
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Renesas' ambient light sensors optimize display backlighting, enhance energy efficiency, and improve user experience with ultra-low light sensitivity, low power consumption, and precise spectral response. Our offerings include light-to-digital sensors with IR blocking filters and I2C interfaces, and light-to-analog solutions integrating photodiodes and amplifiers. Designed for automotive, industrial, and medical applications, these sensors deliver reliable performance even in demanding environments.
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Highest SNR PDA Miniature Spectrometer
VS70-PDA
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VS70-PDA OEM Photodiode Array Spectrometer is a high performance compact fiber coupled spectrometer covering wide spectral range of 200 to 1000 nm. This VS70 system for industrial applications uses a modified VS70 optical engine with Horiba’s type-IV Aberration-Corrected Flat-Field Holographic Ion-Etched concave grating optimized for UV-VIS and a linear photodiode array.
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High-Speed Digital Output
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High-speed digital output photocouplers (optocouplers) are optically coupled high-speed, totem-pole output isolators containing a GaAlAs LED on the input side and a photodiode and signal processing circuit on the output side in a single chip.
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Detectors
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A detector head comprises one or more photodiodes each with an appropriate optical bandpass filter, diffuser, lens assembly, integrating sphere or other optical elements. Detector heads are calibrated in the Gigahertz Optik GmbH's calibration laboratory.
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Radiometric Probe for UVA Irradiance
LPUVA03…Series
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The LPUVA03 probe measures irradiance (W/m²) defined as the ratio between the radiant flux (W) passing through a surface and the surface area (m²) in the UVA (315 nm…400 nm) spectral range. Thanks to a new type of photodiode, LPUVA03 is blind to visible and infrared light.
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10G Pin Photoreceivers
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Macom Technology Solutions Holdings Inc.
MACOM offers PIN photodiode based photoreceivers in a variety of packages, including OEM module and instrument-style. A wide range of 10G solutions are available for applications up to 15 Gb/s covering 800-1650 nm wavelengths.
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High Speed Photoreceivers
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Macom Technology Solutions Holdings Inc.
MACOM offers 40G and 50G amplified PIN photoreceivers with high responsivity PIN photodiodes usable from 1200 – 1650 nm. These products are available in butterfly packages with single-mode fiber and coaxial output connectors.
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Gesture, Color Sensors & Proximity Detection
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The gesture product family performs advanced gesture detection, proximity detection, digital Ambient Light Sensing (ALS) and color sensing (red, green, blue and clear). It also implements optical pattern generation for barcode transmission and remote controls. The gesture sensor modules provide a highly integrated solution offering five essential functions to enable a touchless interface and to optimize the end user experience of communications and consumer electronics equipment. Gesture detection uses four directional photodiodes to sense IR energy emitted from the integrated LED, converting the measurements of reflected IR light into information about physical
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Fiber Photodiode Power Sensors
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These interfaces provide communication between an attached sensor and a PC or other external control unit. They are designed to be controlled via an external device or operated autonomously using the analog output; there are no controls or display screens.
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OLED Life Time Test System
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A system for measuring measurement items (brightness and so forth through Voltage, Current, and Photodiode) and their lifetime in intervals of set time, while supplying power to multiple (32 Channel) OLED panel stably.
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FTTx Amplifiers
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Macom Technology Solutions Holdings Inc.
MACOM’s FTTx amplifiers are designed for PON, RFoG and SFU receiver equipment and are offered in small, plastic QFN packages with integrated amplifier and attenuator functions. All parts cover the full 45 to 1000MHz / 1200MHz CATV band. 5v and 12v solutions are offered with power consumption of ≤ 1.5Watts. MACOM’s FTTx amplifiers are characterized with industry standard photodiodes, covering optical input ranges from -12 to +3dBm and each sample EVK comes complete with a photodiode and APC connector.
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Photo Detector with Integrated Transimpedance Amplifiers
ADN3010-11
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Analog Devices optoelectronic amplifiers include a range of germanium photodiodes that, through a proprietary process, have been monolithically integrated with silicon transimpedance amplifiers and limiting amplifiers. This process eliminates the need for bond wires connecting the photodiode to the transimpedance amplifier, which leads to improved performance and greater manufacturing reliability. Our portfolio of products also supports the growing need for optical and electrical interface miniaturization.
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Charge Integrator Amplifiers
AD8488
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Analog Devices’ charge integrator amplifiers convert the charge acquired by X-ray or photodiode detectors to a voltage. The channels are composed of CMOS transistors, using typical high input impedance CMOS gates. The integrators generate charge dependent voltages using a range of selectable capacitance values that accommodate a broad range of input charge values. The integrators are followed by single-ended input to differential output voltage amplifiers where offset and low frequency noise voltages are subtracted from the input voltages.
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Low Input Bias Current Op Amps (≤100 pA)
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Low input bias current op amps are required whenever the difference of currents or voltage is small and needs to be measured accurately. These op amps are used so that the signal is not loaded down by the input of the op amps. Low input bias current op amps are critical for interfacing sensors in applications from photodiodes, pH meters, or other electrometer related functions to downstream electronics. Analog Devices has many precision op amps that fit the definition and range of these applications.
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Colorimeter
CM 10
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Instrument Systems Optische Messtechnik GmbH
The CM 10 from the Instrument Systems Optronik line is a precise tristimulus colorimeter for a wide range of light sources. It features an impressively high signal dynamic range and a wide measuring range of up to 600 klx. The colorimeter head of the CM 10 contains four silicon photodiodes with full-glass filtering for the Xred, Xblue, Y and Z tristimulus functions. This permits particularly precise correction.
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Light Meters
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Light Meters are used to measure the light output of an illumination source for a number of optical applications. Light Meters are measurement devices that feature photodiodes to determine the level of light transmitted from a source. Light Meters possess simple, easy to read screens upon which measurements are displayed in one or more photometric units. Most Light Meters possess traceable NIST certification for proof of accuracy.
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UV Photodiodes
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Active area from 0.06 mm² to 36 mm² and quadrant photodiodes for position detections. Spectral response for broadband UV or filtered for UVA, UVB, UVC or UV-Index. Various entrance optics and housings options available (TO or SMD). Our own SiC photodiode chip production since 2009 also available with VUV sensitivity. PTB (German equivalent of NIST or NPL) measured high radiation hardness. 350°C high temperature stable photodiodes available. Photodiode application guide.
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Femtosecond Pump - Probe Transient Absorption System
Hatteras
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The Hatteras is first professional system on the market for ultra fast transient absorption pump - probe spectroscopy. Two linear image sensors (multichannel detection) or two photodiodes (singlechannel detection) are placed behind an imaging spectrometer to measure probe and reference pulses, originating from a femtosecond white light (continuum) generator or from an optical parametric amplifier.
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SWIR InGaAs Sensors
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Xenics is a vertically integrated SWIR detector and camera company. Xenics designs and develops ROICs (read-out integrated circuits) for SWIR imaging detectors.Furthermore, Xenics develops SWIR imaging detectors based on InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) photodiode arrays. These SWIR detectors are used in Xenics SWIR camera products, but can also be offered as such to customers who require a detector-based solution. In addition to standard products, Xenics can also offer customized solutions.
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Detectors & Sensors
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Excelitas offers Photonic Detection Solutions ranging from Silicon and InGaAS PINs and Avalanche Photodiodes, Hybrid Receivers, and Photon Counting Modules to address high-performance, high-volume applications across a wide range of markets. Excelitas Thermal IR Sensors represent a broad range of Pyroelectric Detectors, Thermopile Detectors and IR Sensor Modules used for motion detection, presence monitoring, temperature measurement and gas detection.
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350 MHz Preamplifier
SIM914
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Stanford Research Systems, Inc.
The SIM914 350 MHz Preamplifier contains two wide-bandwidth, DC-coupled amplifiers, each with a gain of 5 (14 dB). Its fast rise time, low noise and excellent DC accuracy make it an ideal instrument for amplifying signals like those from photomultiplier tubes and photodiodes.
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Photodetectors
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Detection of weak light pulses on the few-photon level is crucial for many applications. The Menlo Systems' detector portfolio includes PIN photodiodes with low noise RF amplifiers, ultrafast avalanche photodetectors with integrated high voltage supplies, and detectors based on homo- and heterodyne detection.
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X-Ray And Gamma Detector Systems
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The XR-100CR is a new high performance x-ray detector, preamplifier, and cooler system using a thermoelectrically cooled Si-PIN photodiode as an xray detector. Also mounted on the 2-stage cooler are the input FET and a novel feedback circuit. These components are kept at approximately -55 °C, and are monitored by an internal temperature sensor. The hermetic TO-8 package of the detector has a light tight, vacuum tight thin Beryllium window to enable soft xray detection. The XR-100T-CdTe represents a breakthrough in xray detector technology by providing “off-the-shelf” performance previously available only from expensive cryogenically cooled systems. The XR-100-CdTe is also suited for measuring gamma rays.
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Photodiodes
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Photodiodes are a type of detector, devices that generate an electrical signal when illuminated by light. ACP offers a variety of different types of photodiodes, including InGaAs PIN photodiodes.
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Pulse Characterization Sensors
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Pulse Characterization Sensors provide the ability to see and measure the temporal characteristics of pulsed and CW laser beams. Ophir Fast Photodiode Detectors are designed to convert optical signals into electrical signals which are then measured with third-party instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers. Accessories are available to connect to IS6 integrating spheres or fiber optic cables. Attenuating filter accessories are also available to increase their dynamic range. Different models offer silicon, UV enhanced silicon and InGaAs PIN photodiodes, covering a combined spectral range of 193 nm to 1700 nm. Rise times range from 25 picoseconds to 3 nanoseconds. The fast rise times are achieved by an internal reverse bias voltage circuit. Power is supplied by internal batteries and/or an external power supply depending on the model. Detectors should be connected to a 50Ω impedance in order to maintain their nominal rise times. They can be connected to higher impedance loads, but this will result in a significant increase in the rise time. If higher output voltage is required, it is recommended to connect the detector to a trans-impedance amplifier with an Input impedance of 50Ω
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Streak Camera
OptoScope S3C-1
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The S3C-1 is a streak camera based on a semiconductor sensor. Like tube-based streak cameras, the S3C-1 captures changes in light along a line and records the change over time. To record the intensity values, they are sampled and stored with up to 2 GSamples/sec. The line is 65 µm wide and consists of 200 elements along its 5 mm length. Each element consists of a sensitive photodiode with a downstream amplifier.A new and special camera feature is continuous recording. This makes it possible to take recordings of events for which precise information about the time of their occurrence only becomes available after they have taken place. This "post-triggering" simplifies or allows certain applications.
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PIN-TIA
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The fiber-optic coaxial PIN-TIA receiver module is designed for SONET/SDH fiber-optical communicationnetworks, using reliable InGaAs PIN photodiode (PD) highly integrated with low noise transimpedence amplifier(TIA) to convert a long wavelength input optical signal into a differential (or single) output. It is a highly reliablemodule with excellent performance.
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Photodiode Energy Sensors
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Our photodiode laser energy sensors are able to measure low energy pulses down to 10 pJ at frequencies up to 20 kHz. Silicon photodiodes for the UV and visible spectrum and Germanium photodiodes for infrared.
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Transimpediance Amplifiers
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The UDT TRAMP products are transimpedance amplifier (current-to-voltage) instruments that provide a low input impedance to accurately measure the short circuit current of phototransducers such as silicon and germanium photodetectors, vacuum photodiodes and photomultiplier tubes. The range includes the economically priced TRAMP, and for ultra precision and accuracy, the TIA-3000.
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Optical Power And Energy Meters
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Thorlabs' expanding line of optical power and energy meters includes power meter consoles, a large selection of sensor heads, a wireless power meter with a built-in photodiode sensor, and a fiber optic power meter designed for use in the field. The consoles (PM100, PM400, and PM300 Series) when paired with our extensive line of power and energy sensors provide calibrated (NIST traceable) measurements across a broad range of powers, energies, and wavelengths. The console(s) and sensor(s) can be purchased individually or as bundles based on our most popular console and sensor pairings. The sensor calibration data is stored in the sensor head and is automatically read by the console, which allows the user to use multiple sensors with the same console. Compatible sensors are easily identified by the red c-series connector. All of our old A/B-Type sensors are available with the new connector; plus, we have continued to expand our power and energy sensor product lines.
