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September 21, 2023
Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, and a solutions provider of custom and standard detectors, sensors, high-power LEDs and advanced optoelectronic subsystems and modules, announces convenient online access to seven key infrared (IR) products via the DigiKey website. Products include three lead selenide (PbSe) detectors (cooled and uncooled) and four pulsable and/or steady-state infrared emitters. The company’s strategic partnership with DigiKey allows for the purchase of in-stock Opto Diode products for immediate shipment.
May 23, 2023
Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, introduces a high-performance quad electron detector, the AXUVPS7, with a total circular active area of 146 mm² (active area per element is 36.5 mm²). The new device joins the AXUV family of advanced technology sensors that are designed to detect electron energy levels from 100 eV to 50 KeV.
December 15, 2022
Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, introduces the AXUV100G, a 100 mm x 100 mm active area electron detection device specially designed for use in radiation detection applications. The electron photodetector features electron responsivity at energy levels as low as 100eV. The shunt resistance is at 20 Mohms, minimum; reverse breakdown voltage is 5V (minimum) and 10V (typical). The high-performance AXUV100G’s capacitance is 5 nanofarads (nF), typical. Rise time is at a maximum of 10 μsec.
August 15, 2022
Opto Diode provides a wide variety of ultraviolet-enhanced detectors specially designed for vital medical applications. The UVG family of photodiodes operate from 190 nm to 400 nm, and are available in two different configurations, circular and square. Opto Diode’s UVG photodiode configurations are easy to integrate into new and/or existing systems. They are successfully used in laser power monitoring, photolithography, and other high-power density systems that utilize ultraviolet light.
June 20, 2022
Opto Diode products include the OD-663-850 NIR LED Illuminator with total power output from 300mW to 425mW (typical), making it ideal for high-power, near-infrared illumination tasks. The narrow-angle of emission OD-110L and the wide-angle of emission OD-110W are ultra-high-power GaAlAs NIR emitters that feature very uniform optical beams and peak emission wavelengths of 850 nm. These reliable devices are designed to operate under harsh, extreme temperatures and rugged conditions.
March 31, 2022
Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, introduces an infrared light-emitting diode (IRLED) in a convenient TO-66 package for heatsink attach, the OD-669. The high-power gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) IRLED illuminator features a peak emission of 880 nm with an extremely wide angle of emission. Designed with nine chips connected in series, the robust device is housed in an electrically-isolated case, making it ideal for covert aircraft lighting or covert anti-collision lighting in aviation applications.
May 10, 2021
Opto Diode introduces a single-channel, uncooled infrared (IR) detector, the BXP-25E. Specially designed for fire and flame detection, the high-performance, lead selenide (PbSe) detector offers peak sensitivity between 3.6 µm and 3.8 µm and is available in a TO5 package with a flat sapphire window.
March 11, 2021
Opto Diode introduces a high-performance, two-stage, cooled, lead selenide (PbSe) detector that operates in the mid-infrared (IR) spectral region with peak sensitivity between 4.3 and 4.5 µm. The cooler on the BXT2S-28T allows the detector element to operate as low as -45 °C to maximize detectivity (D*). The device also features excellent responsivity of 7.5 x 104 V/W (typical). The exceptionally reliable detector provides the highest sensitivity when monitoring small changes in gas mixtures.
October 4, 2020
Opto Diode announces a gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) near-infrared (IR) LED illuminator with ultra-high-power output, the OD-663-850. Specially designed for use in surveillance and night vision applications, the device has a very uniform optical beam with a peak emission wavelength of 850 nm.
July 13, 2020
Opto Diode introduces the OD-110LISOLHT, a high-power, gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) infrared light-emitting diode (IRLED) illuminator. With a narrow angle of emission and a wide temperature rating, the new IR emitter is ideal for applications in industrial and defense/military tasks, such as exterior covert lighting on aircraft.
May 28, 2020
Opto Diode introduces the SXUV5, an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photodiode with a circular active area of 2.5 mm diameter. The new device has superior responsivity in the 1 nm to 190 nm wavelength regions, and is specially designed to be highly stable over long periods of time when exposed to high-intensity EUV energy.
July 10, 2013
Opto Diode’s Introduces 20-Element Photodiode for Electron Detection and Bolometry
October 24, 2011
Opto Diode Provides Advanced Ultraviolet and Extreme Ultraviolet Photodiodes with High Stability
May 26, 2009
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