The G11620-512SA from Hamamatsu Photonics is an InGaAs Linear SWIR Sensor that has a spectral response of 0.95 µm - 1.67 µm. It has an effective pixel resolution of 512 pixels and a peak sensitivity wavelength of 1.55 µm. This NIR image sensor has a pixel size of 25 µm x 500 µm, pixel pitch of 25 µm, and an image size of 12.8 mm x 0.5 mm. It has a readout noise of 200 (at 10 ms) & 300 µV rms (at 1 ms) and dynamic range of 14000. This image sensor has a photosensitivity of 0.82 A/W and photoresponse non-uniformity of ± 5% at an integration time of 1 ms & 10 ms.
The G11620-512SA features a single-chip CMOS readout architecture and integrates the charge amplifiers, shift register & timing generator onto one chip using bump-bonding technology. It has a saturation output voltage of 2.8 V and conversion efficiency of 16 nV/e- & 160 nV/e-. This image sensor has a dark output of ± 0.05 V/s and dark current of ± 0.5 pA. It has an operation frequency of 1 MHz and video data rate of 0.1 MHz - 5 MHz.
The G11620-512SA has a one-stage thermoelectric cooler that requires a maximum allowable current of 1.8 A and voltage of 5 V. It has a built-in saturation countermeasure circuit, CDS circuit, and thermistor with a resistance of 10 kOhms. This image sensor has a sapphire window with an anti-reflective coating. It requires a DC supply voltage of 5 V and consumes 55 mA & 80 mA of current. It is available in a 28-pin metal package that measures 63.5 mm ± 0.15 mm (L) x 25.4 mm ± 0.15 mm (W) x 6.15 mm ± 0.2 mm (H) and is ideal for near-infrared multichannel spectrophotometry, radiation thermometers, and non-destructive inspection equipment applications.
