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Phlux Adds High-speed, High-bandwidth 30 µm Avalanche Photodiodes to the Aura Family of 1550 nm Infrared Sensors
Sheffield, UK, 16th June 2025: Phlux Technology, a manufacturer of avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors, announces a 30 µm optical window version of the Aura family of 1550 nm Noiseless InGaAs® APDs.
The sensors, which are also available in 80 µm and 200 µm versions, are 12X more sensitive than traditional InGaAs APDs and have inherently fast impulse response and short diffusion tails. The new 30 µm version features lower capacitance at 0.15 to 0.4 pF, which increases the cut-off frequency to 3.5 GHz, compared with the 80 µm version at 1.8 GHz and 200 µm at 0.7 GHz. This makes it ideal for high-speed, time-critical applications, such as those found in gigabit speed optical communications, including free space applications, and optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) test equipment. …
