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Hamamatsu Photonics introduces its new Gain Stabilized Si APD S16430-01CR avalanche photodiode array

Gain Stabilized Si APD S16430-01CR
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Hamamatsu Photonics has successfully developed an avalanche photodiode (APD) array called the “Gain Stabilized Si APD S16430-01CR” for industrial LiDAR use. This APD array was integrated with a self-bias generator (SBG) by harnessing Hamamatsu Photonics’s unique advanced opto-semiconductor manufacturing technology. Since the SBG stabilizes the optical signal multiplication factor, a microcontroller and temperature sensor are no longer needed to adjust the multiplication factor to match changes in temperature. Another benefit is that the transimpedance amplifier (TIA) in the signal processing circuit is built into the same package to further reduce the cost of LiDAR modules for automated guided vehicles. Samples of this APD array is available to LiDAR module manufacturers since the end of October 2022, with mass production scheduled in April 2023.

For more information, please visit http://www.hamamatsu.com.