NEWSLETTER | 2022 | Issue No. 11

FEATURED CONTENTS: Low light detection | Infrared measurement | Webinar | Product highlights | New products | Ask an engineer | Events To ensure you receive our newsletter, please add photonics@hamamatsu.com to your Address Book or Safe Sender List.

Low light detection

Interactive tool Wavelength converter A calculator to convert the values of various properties of light such as wavelength, wavenumber, energy, and frequency. See all our calculators and simulators including: Photon counting SNR simulator Analog SNR simulator MPPC (SiPM) linearity Photon flux to radiant flux calculator

Article Single-photon detectors for modern applications This article provides an overview of these single-photon detectors: PMT, SPAD, SiPM, SNSPD (superconducting nanowire single-photon detector), and TES (transition edge sensor).

Infrared measurement

Article RoHS-compliant infrared (IR) LEDs and detectors boost performance and ease the manufacture of capnography monitors

Video Beyond visible In this video by our European colleagues, find out how InGaAs technology can help us see beyond human vision.

Webinar

The Laser-Driven Light Source: Theory, Practice, and Applications Dec. 1 at 1 PM ET

Product highlights

SPAD modules for VIS-NIR C16531 series Composed of a SPAD, amplifier, comparator, bias circuit, and temperature controller, these new modules make it easy to perform single-photon counting. The C16531 series offers high sensitivity in the VIS-NIR range, a digital output, and low dark count and afterpulses.  Part numbers: C16531-050GD (50 µm photosensitive area) C16531-100GD (100 µm photosensitive area)

Coming soon Gain-stabilized Si APD array S16430-01CR Designed for automated guided vehicles using LiDAR, the S16430-01CR gain-stabilized Si avalanche photodiode (APD) array sensor includes a self-bias generator (SBG) and a signal processing circuit integrated into one package.

New products

Low light detection SPAD module C16534-050GD Low light detection PMT module H12386-01 Distance measurement InGaAs APD G14858-0020AA Spectroscopy CMOS linear image sensor S16528-1024-11 Infrared measurement InAsSb photovoltaic detector P16613-011CN

T-SMILS laser heating system L15570 series LC-L5G UV-LED units See all Soft X-ray source L11754-01 LDLS See all NanoZoomer S360MD Slide scanner system C13220-01MD

Ask an engineer

Matt Seeley is an Applications Engineer with a drive to share his photonics knowledge! While he originally studied mechanical engineering, Matt has since seen the light that is photonics and has found a renewed passion for engineering with photonics at Hamamatsu. When he isn’t putting around with photons, Matt enjoys playing golf and spending as much time as possible outside under the New Jersey sun.

Q: How do infrared detectors work? A: There are two main classes of IR detectors: thermal and photonic detectors. Thermal detectors operate on the thermoelectric effect, where temperature is converted to an electrical voltage via a thermocouple. Essentially, there is a temperature differential within the detector that generates a voltage. Examples of thermal detectors are thermopiles, pyroelectric detectors, and bolometers. Photonic detectors on the other hand...Read more

See more Q&As: Why do we want to detect infrared light anyways? What are my options for detecting mid-infrared light optically?

Events

Cell Bio | Dec. 3-7, 2022 | Washington, DC | Booth 2209

CES | Jan. 5-8, 2023 | Las Vegas, NV | Booth 6077

BiOS & Photonics West | Jan. 28 - Feb. 2, 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Booth 8401 (BiOS) & 1127 (Photonics West)

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