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Si Biased Detector

 

Chapter 7: Specifications 

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TTN133840-D02 

Chapter 7  Specifications 

All measurements are performed at 25 °C ambient temperature, unless stated 
otherwise. 

Electrical Specifications 

Detector 

- Si 

 

Active Area 

Ø9.8 mm (75.4 mm

2

Wavelength Range 

λ

 

320 to 1100 nm 

Peak Wavelength 

λ

 p

 960 

nm 

Peak Response

2

 

λ

 p

0.72 A/W  

Junction Capacitance 

C

J

 150 

pF 

(Typ.) 

Rise Time (632 nm)

2,3,4 

t

35 ns (Typ.) 

NEP (

λ

 p

2.4 x 10

-14

 W/

Hz (Typ.) 

Bias Voltage 

V

R

 10 

Dark Current

5

 

I

D

 

0.9 nA (Typ.) 

10 nA (Max) 

Output Current 

I

OUT

 

0 to 10 mA 

General 

On/Off Switch 

Slide 

Battery Check Switch 

Momentary Pushbutton 

Output 

BNC (DC Coupled) 

Package Size 

2.79" x 1.96" x 0.89" 

(70.9 mm x 49.8 mm x 22.5 mm) 

PD Surface Depth

6

 

0.13" (3.3 mm) 

Weight 

0.10 kg 

Accessories 

SM1T1 Coupler 

SM1RR Retainer Ring 

Storage Temp 

-20 to 70 °C 

Operating Temp 

10 to 50 °C 

Battery 

A23, 12 V

DC

, 40 mAh 

Low Battery Voltage

7

 

(See Battery Check) 

V

OUT

 (Hi-Z) 

~9 V 

V

OUT

 (50 

~170 mV 

 

                                                           

2

 Measured with specified bias voltage of 10.0 V 

3

 Low battery voltage will result in slower rise times and decreased bandwidth. 

4

 For a 50 

 Load 

5

 Measured with a 1 M

 Load 

6

 

Measured from the front of the housing body. 

7

 Assumes the battery voltage drops below 9.6 V. The reverse protection diode generates a 

0.6 V drop.

 

Summary of Contents for DET100A2

Page 1: ...DET100A2 Large Area Si Biased Detector User Guide...

Page 2: ...4 5 Junction Capacitance 6 4 6 Bandwidth and Response 6 4 7 Terminating Resistance 7 4 8 Shunt Resistance 7 4 9 Series Resistance 7 4 10 Battery Check 7 4 11 Battery Replacement 8 Chapter 5 Common Ope...

Page 3: ...ol Description Direct Current Alternating Current Both Direct and Alternating Current Earth Ground Terminal Protective Conductor Terminal Frame or chassis Terminal Equipotentiality On Supply Off Suppl...

Page 4: ...l 12 V bias battery enclosed in a rugged aluminum housing The DET100A2 includes a removable 1 optical coupler SM1T1 providing easy mounting of ND filters spectral filters fiber adapters SMA FC and ST...

Page 5: ...ce See Chapter 4 page 7 to determine resistor values Thorlabs sells a 50 terminator T4119 for best frequency performance and a variable terminator VT2 for output voltage flexibility Note the input imp...

Page 6: ...the level of the output current to expect and the responsivity based upon the incident light Depicted in Figure 1 is a junction photodiode model with basic discrete components to help visualize the ma...

Page 7: ...tage builds up This mode of operation exploits the photovoltaic effect which is the basis for solar cells 4 4 Dark Current Dark current is leakage current which flows when a bias voltage is applied to...

Page 8: ...se time are drift time diffusion and rise time of the RC circuit Drift time tdf Time for electron hole pairs to move from the depletion zone to the electrodes The depletion zone has an intrinsic elect...

Page 9: ...nction An ideal photodiode will have an infinite shunt resistance but actual values may range from the order of ten to thousands of M and is dependent on the photodiode material For example an InGaAs...

Page 10: ...ue If one would like to reverse calculate the bias voltage more precisely using this feature then a high impedance load is suggested 4 11 Battery Replacement Thorlabs delivers each DET with an A23 12...

Page 11: ...sed to produce a linear response with applied input light The photocurrent generated is based upon the incident light and wavelength and can be viewed on the oscilloscope by attaching a load resistanc...

Page 12: ...cross the photodiode since point A is held at the same potential as point B by the operational amplifier This eliminates the possibility of dark current Photoconductive mode The photodiode is reversed...

Page 13: ...ll have a 1 M input impedance For visible detectors point the detector toward a fluorescent light and verify that a 60 Hz 50 Hz outside the US signal appears on the scope If so the device should be op...

Page 14: ...mA General On Off Switch Slide Battery Check Switch Momentary Pushbutton Output BNC DC Coupled Package Size 2 79 x 1 96 x 0 89 70 9 mm x 49 8 mm x 22 5 mm PD Surface Depth6 0 13 3 3 mm Weight 0 10 kg...

Page 15: ...Detector Chapter 7 Specifications Rev A December 27 2017 Page 13 7 1 Response Curve 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 DET100A2 Responsivity Responsivity A W Wav...

Page 16: ...Si Biased Detector Chapter 7 Specifications Page 14 TTN133840 D02 7 2 Mechanical Drawing Visit the web for a more detailed mechanical drawing...

Page 17: ...Si Biased Detector Chapter 8 Certificate of Conformance Rev A December 27 2017 Page 15 Chapter 8 Certificate of Conformance...

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