Newsletter - 2021 Issue No. 4
Featured contents:
Distance measurement | Low light detection | Webinars | Product giveaway |
Product highlights | New products | Ask an engineer

To ensure you receive these newsletters, please add photonics@hamamatsu.com to your Address Book or Safe Sender List.
Distance measurement
Video
Hamamatsu solutions demo for automotive LiDAR
This video demonstrates full solutions provided by Hamamatsu for time-of-flight 905 nm or 1550 nm LiDAR systems. These solutions include photodetectors, light sources, custom assemblies, and custom optical modules. 
New products
New distance measurement products
Visit our 2021 new products site to check out our new devices for these applications:
Low light detection
Interactive tool
Our new interactive tool lets you estimate MPPC (SiPM) linearity for any number of microcells, recovery time, photon detection efficiency (PDE), and pulse width. The tool plots the number of microcells fired and the linearity vs. the number of incident photons.
Article
Hamamatsu products used in Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment: MPPC (SiPM)
Webinars
Laser-Driven Light Source (LDLS) application
May 4 at 1 PM ET
Quantum technology
May 11 at 1 PM ET (part 2 of a 4-part webinar series)
Digital pathology
May 25 at 11 AM ET
Product giveaway
Get a free Si photodiode
Located in the US or Canada? Then you may qualify to receive a free Si photodiode for VIS-NIR detection. 
Product highlights
Photo ICs for distance measurement
These detectors integrate a Si APD with a transimpedance amplifier (TIA). They offer high-speed response as well as excellent noise and frequency characteristics. To make these detectors easy to use, driver circuits and evaluation kits are also available. 
Micro PMTs & assemblies
These new micro PMTs are encapsulated in a plastic package, and feature a compact size, high sensitivity, and fast response.


Watch product and application demos, product introductions, and other videos.
New products
Low light detection
SPAD (SPPC) modules
Low light detection
GaAsP/GaAs PMT modules
Distance/position measurement
1D position-sensitive detectors (PSDs)
Spectroscopy
MCP assembly for miniature mass spec
Infrared measurement
Thermopile detector for flame detection
X-ray line scan camera
CMOS linear image sensor for industrial cameras
MEMS mirrors
Pulsed fiber laser
LDTLS tunable broadband light sources
Jake Li is a Business Development Manager at Hamamatsu, working in the New Jersey office. He has been with Hamamatsu for 7 years and focuses on business development opportunities related to new Hamamatsu products such as silicon photomultiplier (or MPPC) and single-photon avalanche diode (or SPPC), as well as emerging markets such as LiDAR (light detection and ranging) for automotive, industrial automation, robotics, and other fields. He enjoys playing golf, snowboarding in the winter, and taking on new personal or professional challenges. 
Q: What types of LiDAR concepts are being worked on, and is there a LiDAR design that’s better than others in the market?

A: First, Hamamatsu does not make LiDAR systems; instead, we supply LiDAR companies with critical optical components or assemblies used in the LiDAR system. Because Hamamatsu is supporting many unique LiDAR designs, we have a general awareness of the types of LiDAR concepts in the market today and those being discussed for the future...
  • If I were to design a LiDAR system, how do I know which type of photodetector is the right one?
  • What are the possible light sources to use for my LiDAR concept?
  • What do you think is the biggest challenge for a LiDAR system when going from prototype to production?
Events
Pathology Informatics Summit 2021 | May 5-7 | Virtual
Due to the current COVID-19 situation, Hamamatsu Corporation will be attending only virtual trade shows and conferences at this time. Visit our events page for the updated schedule.
We'd like to hear what you think of our newsletters. If you have any feedback, please email us.