PDA10PT(-EC) Amplified InAsSb Detector User Guide
Page 1: ...PDA10PT EC Amplified InAsSb Detector User Guide...
Page 2: ...hapter 3 Setup 3 Chapter 4 Operation 5 4 1 Output 5 4 2 Gain Adjustment 5 4 3 Bandwidth Filter Adjustment 6 4 4 Thermoelectric Cooler 6 4 5 Light to Current Conversion 6 Chapter 5 Maintenance 7 Chapte...
Page 3: ...l Description Direct Current Alternating Current Both Direct and Alternating Current Earth Ground Terminal Protective Conductor Terminal Frame or Chassis Terminal Equipotentiality On Supply Off Supply...
Page 4: ...a heat sink and includes a fan to increase the cooling capacity It is important to note that the cooling fan will keep the heat sink at room temperature Without it the heat sink will warm up causing a...
Page 5: ...cle on the PDA10PT 4 Plug the power supply into a 50 60 Hz 100 240 VAC outlet 5 Attach a 50 BNC cable to the output of the PDA When running cable lengths longer than 12 we recommend terminating the op...
Page 6: ...ousing When using fiber adapters make sure that the fiber ferrule does not crash into the detector Failure to do so may cause damage to the diode and or the fiber Installing an SM1RR Retaining Ring in...
Page 7: ...mplifier capable of driving 50 loads A 50 series resistor is included on the output to impedance match a 50 coax cable For best performance we recommend operating the PDA10PT with a 50 terminating loa...
Page 8: ...the heat sink will warm up causing a higher temperature drop from the heat sink to the detector element resulting in larger TEC currents Without the fan the TEC current will operate at its limit 820...
Page 9: ...tector or power supply The housing may be cleaned by wiping with a soft damp cloth The window of the detector should only be cleaned using isopropyl alcohol and optical grade wipes If you suspect a pr...
Page 10: ...perature 30 C Physical Specifications Detector InAsSb Active Area 1 mm Surface Depth 0 12 3 1 mm Output BNC Package Size 3 x 2 2 x 2 2 76 2 mm x 55 9 mm x 55 9 mm Weight Detector Power Supply 0 42 lbs...
Page 11: ...630 V A 200 k 200 kHz 16 dB 3 48 x 10 10 W Hz 22 dB 1260 V A 100 k 100 kHz 22 dB 2 27 x 10 10 W Hz 28 dB 2510 V A 50 k 50 kHz 28 dB 1 83 x 10 10 W Hz 34 dB 5010 V A 25 k 25 kHz 34 dB 1 63 x 10 10 W Hz...
Page 12: ...0624 D02 Detectivity of the Detector D is defined as is defined as Where A is the area of the photosensitive region of the detector f is the effective noise bandwidth and NEP is the noise equivalent p...
Page 13: ...ed InAsSb Detector Chapter 6 Specifications Rev F March 11 2019 Page 11 Figure 5 Noise Comparison at Min and Max Gain and Filter Settings Figure 6 Wavelength Sensitivity of the Detector at 0 dB Gain S...
Page 14: ...Amplified InAsSb Detector Chapter 7 Drawings Page 12 TTN010624 D02 Chapter 7 Drawings...
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