Silicon Sensor International AG offers large area InGaAs PIN diodes with up to 3 mm diameter active area.
They feature low dark currents, high sensitivity up to 1700 nm wavelength and are available in a visible-band enhanced version. Packages include hermetic TO cans as well as SMD type solutions.

Main Features:
• Responsivitiy at 1550nm: 0.95A/W
• High sensitivity up to 1700 nm
• Low dark current
• Active areas between 0.7 and 7 mm²

Applications:
• Precision photometry
• Analytical Instruments
• Medical equipment
• Pulsed light detection
• Eyesafe Laser light detector

Wavelength Sensitive Detectors are made up of two monolithically vertically arranged photodetectors in one chip.
This combination is especially suitable for determining the wavelength of monochromatic radiation.

Main Features:
• Operating range: 450-950nm
• Spectral resolution : 0.01 nm
• ideally suited for monochromatic light
• Package available: TO5, TO5i, PCBA

These Photodiodes are ideal for laser rangefinders, laser designated target seekers or any application detecting YAG lasers or similar NIR emitters.
The serie Q is also available as single and 4 quadrant multi-element photodetector.

Main Features:
• 0,38 A/W @ 1060nm
• Fast response time
• Low noise
• Low capacitance
• Peak sensitivity @ 980nm

Low capacitance photodiodes for high performance applications - Photoconductive mode.

Main Features:
• Pin-Photodiodes optimized for photoconductive use
• Package available: BNC, CERPIN,TO52S1,TO8,TO5
• Very low capacitance level
• Deep depletion region at low bias voltage
• Low dark current
• High NIR-responsivity of typ. 0,2A/W at 1064nm

The Serie5t of fast epitaxial photodiodes is especially designed for low bias voltages between 3V and 5V. It is ideal for VIS- and NIR-applications with CMOS components.

Features:
• 1000 µm x 1000 µm active area
• Low dark current
• Fast response time
• Actice areas: 1000x1000µm- 500x500µm- Φ840µm

Main Applications:
• Pulsed light detection
• High speed photometry
• High speed optical communications
• Fiber optic light monitoring

The Serie6 is High performance Photodiode for general use and α, β,ϒ and X-ray detection.

Pin –Photodiodes is optimised for photovoltaic and photoconductive mode.

Main Features:
• Very low dark current
• High shunt resistance
• Long carrier life time
• High breakdown voltage
• Active Area (mm²): 1,7,20,50,100

Main Applications:
• Precision photometry
• Bar code readers
• Medical equipment
• Pulsed light sensor

Epitaxial PIN Photodiodes are ideal for high-speed NIR-applications using low bias voltage.

Main Features:
• Epitaxial layer thickness optimized for best speed and responsivity at 850nm.
• Low dark current at high operating temperature.
• Typical Responsivity at 800nm: 0.5A/W

Main Applications:
• Pulsed light detection
• High speed photometry
• High speed optical communications
• Fiber optic light monitoring

Serie6b Blue enhanced PIN Photodiodes ideal for use in the range 400-600 nm.

Main Features:
• Active Areas:1,13,33,100mm²
• Low capacitance
• Very low dark current
• QE>70% at 410 nm and >85% at 532nm

Main Applications:
• Precision photometry
• Analytical instruments
• Medical equipment
• Fluorescence detector