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High Sensitivity APD Front End Receiver Modules: PLA-6XX

Source: Princeton Lightwave, Inc. (PLI)
Princeton Lightwave's PLA-6XX series APD front-end receiver product family offers industry-leading sensitivity in multiple packaging formats. These modules leverage PLI's high-performance, planar InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes (APDs) developed specifically for demanding low light-level detection in ranging, LADAR and scientific applications.

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Datasheet: PLA-6XX – High Sensitivity APD Front End Receiver Modules

The High Sensitivity APD Front End Receiver Modules achieve a 100-MHz bandwidth, enabling sub-nanosecond timing accuracy. The ultra-low noise of the TIA, in combination with the low dark current of the APD, offers excellent low light-level performance over a wide range of operating temperatures. The APD module also includes circuitry for overload protection of the receiver and to enhance recovery from high optical input pulses.

Options include a compact TO-46 package and a TO-8 with integrated thermoelectric cooler.

Applications

  • Laser Radar (LADAR) and Rangefinding
  • Low-level Optical Pulse Discrimination
  • Free-space Optical Communication
  • Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
  • Confocal Microscopy

Please contact Princeton Lightwave for additional specifications and pricing.