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Phlux Technology lands SPIE Prism Award for Sensors at Photonics West
Sheffield, UK, January 22, 2026: Phlux Technology, a manufacturer of avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared (IR) sensors, has landed the prestigious SPIE Prism Award for its Aura family of 1550 nm Noiseless InGaAs® APD sensors. The award was made at a gala dinner during Photonics West 2026.
The ground-breaking sensors are 12X more sensitive than traditional InGaAs APDs, a performance boost that illuded the IR sensors industry for over 20 years. The improvement was achieved by adding an antimony allow into the compound semiconductor manufacturing process, which dramatically reduced the noise generated in the avalanche amplification process and also produced other enhancements including dynamic range improvements, fast recovery in the presence of large signals, and better temperature stability. Noiseless InGaAs® patented technology is the result of eight years of research at the University of Sheffield, UK, and Phlux Technology is a spin-out from the University. …
