Integrating Sphere Detector, Diverging Beam, 5.3 in., 400-1100 nm

The 819D-SL-5.3-CAL2 is a NIST traceable calibrated integrating sphere detector using a 5.3 inch integrating sphere with a high performance silicon photodetector. The input port size is 0.5 in. diameter and the wavelength range is 400 – 1100 nm. For a very high power level, elevated temperature of the integrating sphere system can affect the measurement accuracy so the sphere must be temperature controlled. Calibration is performed with and without attenuator.

Divergent Beam Input

Depending on the beam divergence characteristics of the light source, Newport offers two different types of integrating sphere detectors – Divergent or Collimated. The 819D series detectors are designed for a diverging light source, including laser diodes, lensed LEDs and lensed lamps. In the 819D series, the baffle is placed between the input port and the detector, so that the undiffused beam does not hit the detector directly.

SMA Fiber Adapter on the North Pole

All the spheres come with an SMA fiber adapter on the North pole as a standard feature, allowing a small amount of light pickoff for wavelength measurement or any further analysis without affecting the overall system calibration. All sphere detectors are calibrated with the adapter already installed.

Why Integrating Sphere Detectors?

One of the major advantages of using an integrating sphere is to diffuse the input beam so that the detector readings are insensitive to errors caused by detector positioning or problems associated with overfilling, or saturation of the active area of the detector. The detector should see a completely diffused input field. Then, a key technical consideration, when deciding which configuration one has to choose, is whether the input beam will directly hit the detector, influencing the optical power at the detector. For this purpose, each integrating sphere includes a baffle.

Tightest Calibration Uncertainty

Calibrated integrating sphere detectors are available with a low noise Si, UV-enhanced Si or an InGaAs photodiode. The available sphere sizes are 2”, 3.3” or 5.3” diameters. To maintain accuracy and guarantee performance Newport recommends annual integrating sphere detector calibration. Every product includes a full spectral response calibration utilizing NIST-traceable standards calibrated with high-precision equipment maintained in Newport’s optical detector calibration facility. Tight calibration facility and process control allows the tightest calibration uncertainty in industry. Each detector is shipped with the calibration data, which is electronically stored inside the detector's EEPROM. A certificate of calibration as well as the actual calibration curves and data are shipped with each product. To maintain accuracy and guarantee performance Newport recommends annual photodiode detector calibration.