Photodiode
convert's light into current.
See Also: Diode, Laser Diode, Zener Diode, Diode Test, Photodiode Arrays
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Laser Diode Drivers
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Arroyo Instruments offers a broad range of laser drivers to meet your exact test needs. From 100 milliamps to 100 Amps, all of Arroyo Instruments' LaserSource benchtop laser drivers include unique features not found on competing products such as optically isolated photodiode and modulation inputs, programmable PD bias, and both RS232 and USB computer interfaces. The LaserSource also has laser diode protection circuits such as interlock, ESD protection, and hardware limits for current and voltage.
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SparkFun Opto-isolator Breakout
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This is a board designed for opto-isolation. This board is helpful for connecting digital systems (like a 5V microcontroller) to a high-voltage or noisy system. This board electrically isolates a controller from the high-power system by use of an opto-isolator IC. This IC has two LEDs and two photodiodes built-in. This allows the low-voltage side to control a high voltage side.
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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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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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Phototransistors
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Phototransistors are photodiode-amplifier combinations integrated within a single silicon chip. The phototransistor can be viewed as a photodiode whose output current is fed into the base of a conventional transistor. These photodiode-amplifier combinations are put together to overcome the major limitation of photodiodes: unity gain. The typical gain of a phototransistor can range from 100 to over 1500.
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Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
EQ-30
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Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The compact EQ-30 Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor is only 68 x 20 x 40mm but delivers amazing performance. Normal Reflective Type Sensors operate by sensing the variation in the amount of incident beam. However, the Adjustable Range Reflective Sensing Type Sensors, incorporate a 2-segment photodiode to sense variation in the incident beam angle. Thus, the output is activated according to the distance of the object from the Sensor. This system helps the EQ-30 Series to be unaffected by object color or a background, enabling stable sensing. The robust housing offers IP67 protection allowing the EQ-30 Sensor to be used in the most demanding industrial environments.
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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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Photometers & Colorimeters
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Instrument Systems Optische Messtechnik GmbH
A photometer is used to measure the photometric quantities of illuminance (lx), luminous intensity (cd), luminous flux (lm), and luminance (cd/m²). The integral method and the fast response time of silicon photodiodes means that photometers can achieve an outstanding measuring speed. They are therefore ideal for performing fast goniophotometric measurements. We take great care in the development and production of photometer heads and use innovative amplifier technologies.
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High End Portable Laser Power/Energy Meter
Centauri Single Channel P/N7Z01700
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*Compatible with all standard Ophir Thermal, BeamTrack, Pyroelectric and Photodiode sensors*Large 7" Full Color Touch Display*Multilingual interface – English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean*Single and Dual Channel models available*Various Displays: Bargraph, Analog Needle, Line Plot, Pulse Chart, Pass/Fail, Position, Stability, and Real Time Statistics*Dual Channel Instrument supports Split and Merged Graphical Displays*Sophisticated power and energy logging, including logging every pulse at up to 25000Hz with Pyro sensors*Math functions: Density, Scale Factor, Normalize against base line, etc. Functions can be mixed together, displayed graphically, and can also be logged
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PIN Diodes
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PIN photodiodes convert light to current – without a bias voltage having to be applied. Silicon is commonly used as an inexpensive detector material in the Vis range. For higher demands, InGaAs is used; it covers the widest spectral range from the Vis to the NIR. We offer silicon carbide as a “solar-blind” detector specifically for the UV range.
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Active Optical Connectors
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Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
All-In-One Design, Integrated Fiber Cable for High-Speed Transmission.Panasonic, a worldwide leader in Connector Products, offers the V Series Active Optical Connectors. Featuring a built-in Laser Diode and Photodiode along with an electrical/optical conversion function, the V Series is an all-in-one optical transceiver capable of transmission rates up to 8 Gbps.
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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.
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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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Handheld Laser Power & Energy Meter
Nova ΙΙ 7Z01550
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*Compatible with all standard Ophir Thermopile, BeamTrack, Pyroelectric and Photodiode sensors.*Large, high definition LCD display.*Both digital and analog needle display.*USB and RS232 output to PC with Statistics package.*Select between English and Japanese interfaces*Analog output.*Soft keys and menu driven functions with on line help.*Log every data point at up to 4000Hz with pyroelectric sensors.*Non-volatile data storage up to 59,400 points.*Laser tuning screen and power log.*2 position kickstand.*System Integrator Tools included: LabVIEW VIs, COM Object Interface.
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Detectors
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Thorlabs' photodetectors are capable of detecting light throughout the UV, VIS, NIR, IR, and THz spectral regions. Our photodetectors feature sensors that enable properties such as intensity, power, intensity distribution, wavefront shape, energy, and wavelength to be measured. We offer unmounted photodiodes as well as amplified, biased, and avalanche photodetectors. Thermal power detectors are available unmounted, mounted on a PCB, or mounted on an aluminum plate. Also available are position-detecting sensors, integrating spheres, and an acoustic detection module.
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Two -Dimensional PSD
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Functions according to the Lateral Effect Photodiode principle. It is an analogue device and therefore displays excellent position resolution. The resolution is determined by the system signal-to-noise ratio. It is operated in the biased mode. Typical applications include: distance andheight measurement, alignment, position and motion measurements and vibration studies
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One-Dimensional PSD
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Functions according to the Lateral Effect Photodiode principle. It is an analogue device and therefore displays excellent position resolution. The resolution is determined by the system signal-to-noise ratio. It is operated in the biased mode. Typical applications include: distance andheight measurement, alignment, position and motion measurements and vibration studies
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Avalanche Photodiodes
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These avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are silicon photodiodes with an internal gain mechanism. As with a conventional photodiode, absorption of incident photons creates electron-hole pairs. A high reverse bias voltage creates a strong internal electric field, which accelerates the electrons through the silicon crystal lattice and produces secondary electrons by impact ionization. The resulting electron avalanche can produce gain factors up to several hundred.
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Spectral Response (Spectral Sensitivity) Measurement
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It is used to measure the spectral response (spectral sensitivity) of photoelectric conversion devices (photodetectors / sensors) such as silicon photodiodes and CCD · CMOS image sensors . Measurement in the broadband wavelength region can be performed with low stray light.
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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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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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Handheld Power & Energy Meter
Nova 7Z01500
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*Compatible with all standard Ophir Thermopile, Pyroelectric & Photodiode sensors.*Single shot energy measurement with thermal sensors.*Optional RS232 computer interface. Works with Ophir's StarCom32 application.*Power and energy logging with graphical display and statistics.*Laser Power Measurement averaging.*Easy to use soft keys, menu driven.*Screen graphics.*Backlight & rechargeable battery.*Analog output.*EMI rejection.*LabVIEW software included.
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Light Meter
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Lumu Light Meter incorporate two state of the art sensors. True color sensor, based on the color standard CIE 1931/DIN 5033, and fast silicon photodiode capturing light at astonishing 750 000 measurements/second. Each Lumu Light Meter is calibrated before leaving the manufacturing line and comes with calibration certificate.
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Transimpedance Amplifiers
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Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co. KG
Applications include photodetection with PMTs and photodiodes, spectroscopy, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, ionization detectors, pyro and piezoelectric detectors.
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High Speed Fiber-Optic Detectors
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High speed fiber-optic detectors use special photodiodes with high speed electronic circuits to convert fast pulses in optical fibers to electrical signals for measurement. Unlike our optical receivers, these photodetectors do not include a transimpedance amplifier.
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10G APD Photodiodes
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Macom Technology Solutions Holdings Inc.
MACOM offers the highest sensitivity avalanche photodiodes (APD) on the market to satisfy 10Gtelecom and datacom applications. Both front-illuminated and back-illuminated chips are available and usable from 1250 to 1650 nm for bit rates up to 11.3 Gb/s. Proprietary designs enable superior bandwidth, excellent temperature stability and high reliability to support market needs.
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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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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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Gated Integrator | Boxcar Averager
GIA100
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Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co. KG
The GIA100 gated integrator employs dual monolithic switched integrators. When paired with a photodiode, the boxcar amplifier measures the energy of single optical pulses. The GIA100 design results in very low leakage error, charge injection error and pickup. The precision input stage may be configured for current or voltage inputs.
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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.
