Description The large-area C30626FH silicon avalanche photodiode (Si APD) is supplied in a 5×5 mm flatpack package and provides a 25 mm² active area. It is designed for direct photon detection or optical coupling to scintillator crystals, offering a responsivity of 22 A/W at 900 nm, low dark current and fast response suitable for medical imaging and radiation detection equipment.
Key features- Quantum efficiency optimized near 900 nm
- Low dark current (typ. 250 nA)
- Square 5×5 mm flatpack for straightforward coupling to scintillators
- Fast rise time for pulsed detection (≈5 ns)
Applications- Nuclear medicine
- Fluorescence detection
- High-energy and particle physics instrumentation
- Medical imaging (scintillator-based detectors)
- Radiation detection and monitoring
Characteristics / Technical specifications- Active area: 25 mm² (4.7 × 4.7 mm typical)
- Responsivity at 900 nm: 22 A/W
- Dark current: 250 nA (typical)
- Spectral noise density: 0.5 pA/√Hz
- Capacitance: 30 pF (100 µm effective thickness)
- Capacitance: 20 pF (200 µm effective thickness)
- Rise time: 5 ns
- N.E.P. at 900 nm: 23 fW/√Hz