Hamamatsu announces new single photon APD
TE-cooled avalanche photodiode has high detection efficiency and low dark count
Hamamatsu Photonics, a provider of single photon avalanche photodiodes (SPAD) and multi-pixel photon counters, has launched a new thermoelectric (TE)-cooled SPAD series, the S16835.
These devices suit low light level and analytical measurements due to their photon counting capabilities, high detection efficiency, and low dark count. They are available in two different photosensitivity areas (54 μm and 100 μm).
According to the company, the S16835 series features high sensitivity and a low noise 1 ch SPAD, for the visible and near-infrared regions. They are equipped with other impressive characteristics, including low voltage operation (typical VBR = 40 V), high photon detection efficiency (typical 67 percent), a low dark count rate (typical 0.06 kcps), high gain (typical 1.5 x 107), and low crosstalk. These features make them suitable for a variety of applications such as low-light-level measurement, particle diameter measurement, fluorescence measurement, and analytical instruments.
“We are excited to introduce our latest series of single photon avalanche diodes that will enable our customers to meet their low-light-level and analytical measurement requirements," said Luigi Ghezzi, technical marketing executive at Hamamatsu Photonics Europe.
