Cooled Single Photon Detector Array
- Peltier-cooled array detector with 23 densely packed single photon avalanche diodes
- Large effective fill factor
- High photon detection efficiency
- Low jitter
- Low dark count rates
The PDA-23 is a detector assembly for single photon detection over a wide spectral range from 400 nm to 850 nm and beyond, developed by PicoQuant, in collaboration with Pi Imaging. It consists of an array of 23 single photon avalanche detectors (SPAD) with high native fill factor and microlenses (effective fill factor > 80%), high photon detection and low timing jitter.
Optimisation for low dark count applications
The detector array consists of SPADs with low dark count rates of typ. 100 cps, with typically only 1 hot pixel with > 1 kcps. In the PDA-23 these dark count rates are further reduced via an integrated Peltier-cooler.
Versatile mounting options
The PDA-23 detector has a C mount in front of the sensor and mounts for optical tables for easier integration into optical set-ups. Customisation for other mounting requirements is possible.
Available as add-on for MultiHarp 160 event timer
The PDA-23 is available as a detector add-on for the MultiHarp 160. It has a break-out adaptor box with 23 SMA output connectors included, which provide the output signals from each individual SPAD of the array.