High Speed Detector Selection Guide
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High Speed Detector Selection Guide
For ease of selection, Newport’s high-speed detectors are divided into two main categories: Unamplified and Amplified detectors/receivers. The following selection guide and performance chart provide a quick and easy way to locate the detector most suitable for your specific applications. Please review the appropriate catalog pages for more detail, or call Newport’s Application Sales Engineers for further assistance.

 Impulse Response, Maximum
(ps)
 Voltage Bandwidth, -3 dB Typical(1)
(GHz)
 Spectral Response
(nm)
 Model
7 60 400–900 PX-D7
8 50 950–1650 D-8ir
15 29 400–1700 D-15
15 29 950–1650 D-15ir
25 20 700–1650 D-25xr
30 15 400–1700 D-30
30 15 950–1650 D-30ir
<35 >12.5 1000 - 1650 818-BB-35/F
<35 >10 450-870 818-BB-45/F
50 10   D-50ir
70 6   D-70xr
100 4 400–1700 D-100
100 4 950–1650 D-100ir
<175 >2 1000-1600 818-BB-30
<225 >1.5 1000-1600 818-BB-31
<300 >1.2 300-1100 818-BB-21
<200 >1.5 300-1100 818-BB-20
<1.5 (ns) >200 (MHz)
300-1100 818-BB-22
<30 (ns) >25 (MHz) 300-1100 818-BB-40

 Impulse Response, Maximum
(ps)
 Voltage Bandwidth, -3 dB Typical(1)
(GHz)
 Spectral Response
(nm)
 Model
10 43 950–1650 AD-10ir
40 12 950–1650 AD-40ir
40 12 950–1650 AD-40APDir
40 12 700–1650 AD-40xr
<37 >10.7 1000 - 1650 818-BB-35A/F
<37 >10.7 450-870 818-BB-45A/F
50 10 950–1650 AD-50ir
50 10   AD-50ir/RR
50 10 950–1650 AD-50APDir
40 10   AD-50xr
50 10 700–1650 AD-50xr/RR
70 6 700–1650 AD-70xr
180 3   AD-180xr
200 2.5 400–1700 AD-200
200 2.5 950–1650 AD-200ir
200 2.5   AD-200ir/RR
200 2.5 700–1650 AD-200xr
200 2.5   AD-200xr/RR
300 1.5 400–1700 AD-300
<400 >1.5 1000-1600 818-BB-30A
<500 >1.2 300-1100 818-BB-21A

1) -3 dB voltage, optical

2) C.G. = Conversion Gain into 50 Ω @ 1310 nm

3) These models also available with optional 50 Ω termination

4) DG-15ir is a frequency-domain detector with 50 Ω termination


Detector Bandwidth (GHz)