Photodiode
convert's light into current.
See Also: Diode, Laser Diode, Zener Diode, Diode Test, Photodiode Arrays
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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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Photodiode Burn-in Reliability Test System
58606
Test System
The Chroma 58606 PD/APD Burn-in system is a high density, multifunction and temperature controlled module based system for photo diode burn-in and lifetime test. Each module has up to 256 Source Measurement Unit channels which can source current and measure voltage in various scenarios such as one described below. The system can accommodate 7 modules for a total of 1,792 device channels.
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Photodiode
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A high sensitivity receiver in a fiber pigtail coupled package, it includes a high speed InGaAs avalanche photodiode with a high gain TIA in a hermetically sealed coaxial package. It incorporates an LC/UPC pigtail and a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The signal GND and a receptacle are electrically isolated in this APD receiver.
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Ultra-Low Noise 2 kHz Photoreceiver w/ Si-PIN Photodiode
PWPR-2K-SI
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Picowatt Photoreceiver series PWPR-2K with switchable gain (10 to the 9th V/A, 10 to the 10th V/A) and a bandwidth from DC to 2 kHz is the perfect choice for cw-measurements, time resolved signal acquisitions and highly sensitive modulated measurements. Si and InGaAs models cover the wavelength range from 320 to 1700 nm.
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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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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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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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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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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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2x8 Coherent Mixer With Single-ended Photodetectors
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This page defines the requirement of a special coherent receiver with 8 single-ended photodiode outputs, per customer request. The coherent mixer, consisting of two polarization-diversified 90deg optical hybrids, a polarizing beam splitter and a beam splitter, is exactly same as existing DP-QPSK coherent mixer, and therefore offering same optical performance.
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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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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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High Speed Free Space Optical Detectors
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High speed optical detectors use special photodiodes with high speed electronic circuits to convert fast optical pulses to electrical signals for measurement. Unlike our optical receivers, these detectors do not include a transimpedance amplifier.
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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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Handheld Laser Power & Energy Meter
Vega 7Z01560
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*Compatible with all standard Ophir Thermopile, BeamTrack, Pyroelectric and Photodiode sensors*Brilliant color large size TFT 320x240 display*Clear screen color for work with laser safety goggles*Illuminated keys for working in the dark*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 250,000 points*Laser tuning screen and power log*2 position kickstand*System Integrator Tools included: LabVIEW VIs, COM Object Interface
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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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Optical Transimpedance Amplifiers
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Analog Devices optical transimpedance amplifiers offer a complete, high performance, single chip solution for converting photodiode current into a differential voltage input. Supporting data rates from 155 Mbps to 11.1 Gbps, our transimpedance amplifiers are ideally suited for data communications and telecommunications applications supporting lay protocols including 1×, 2×, 4×, and 8× Fibre Channel, 10GBASE-LX4, SONET/SDH up to OC-192 with FEC, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Our transimpedance amplifiers feature low input referred noise current, high input current, and low power dissipation.
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40Gb/s DQPSK Receiver
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The integrated DQPSK receiver incorporates an optical phase demodulator (delay-line interferometer or DLI) with 2 pairs of balanced photo-diodes and 2 linear TIAs into a single butterfly package. Compared with the currently available discrete solution in which a separate DLI and a separate receiver are used, the integrated DQPSK receiver eliminates labor intensive fiber routing and coupling (between the DLI and the balanced receiver) as well as the skew control. Moreover, the integrated DQPSK receiver offers a smaller footprint suitable for today’s demanding high speed transponder applications.
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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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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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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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Light-to-Analog Sensors (Voltage)
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Renesas' light-to-voltage silicon optical sensors combine a photodiode array, a non-linear current amplifier and a micropower op amp on a single monolithic IC. Applications for these devices include display backlight control, keypad dimming, anti-glare mirror systems, and industrial and medical light sensing applications.
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Optical Sensors
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Analog Devices optical sensors are optical sensing front ends that include integrated ultra-low noise amplification and high performance photodiodes. These solutions are used to achieve the highest performance for instrumentation, industrial, or clinical applications; or to optimize a solution to achieve the lowest power dissipation at a given performance level for battery powered and portable 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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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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Avalanche Photodiodes
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Excelitas offers Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) on both Silicon (Si) and InGaAs materials. Si APDs cover the spectral range of 400 nm to 1100 nm and the InGaAs APDs cover 950 nm to 1550 nm. An Avalanche Photodiode (APD) provides higher sensitivity than a standard photodiode and is for extreme low-level light (LLL) detection and photon counting.
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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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Optical Power Meter
HOPM-3211
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Hangzhou Huatai Optic Tech. Co., Ltd.
HOPM-3211 optical power meter is a handheld optical power meter, newly released in 2007, which can be used for absolute optical power measurements as well as for relative loss measurements in optic fiber networks. An Ø1.0mm photosensitive area photodiode is used to significantly improve the stability and the reliability. It features ingenious appearance, wide range of power measurement, high accuracy, user self-calibration function and reference power level storage.
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Compact Juno USB Interface
Juno 7Z01250
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*Virtual laser power meter - From sensor to interface to PC - no power source needed*Plug and play with all standard Ophir smart sensors*Use with StarViewer free Android app to turn your smartphone / tablet into a power meter*Record every energy pulse at up to 10 KHz*Log power and energy, average, statistics, histograms and more with included StarLab application*New: Pulsed Power measurements with Thermopile sensors*New: Low Frequency Power on Photodiode sensors - power measurement based on pulse cycle (for VCSEL)*System Integrator Tools included: LabVIEW VIs, COM Object Interface*Very compact - is just an extension of the smart plug
