The G12230-512WB from Hamamatsu Photonics is an InGaAs Linear SWIR Sensor that has a spectral response of 0.95 µm - 2.15 µm. It has an effective pixel resolution of 512 pixels and a peak sensitivity wavelength of 1.55 µm & 1.95 µm. This NIR image sensor has a pixel size of 25 µm x 250 µm, pixel pitch of 25 µm, and an image size of 12.8 mm x 0.25 mm. It has a readout noise of 220 & 300 µV rms (at 0.1 ms) and dynamic range of 12200. This image sensor has a photosensitivity of 0.82 A/W & 1 A/W and photoresponse non-uniformity of ± 5 % at an integration time of 10 ms.
The G12230-512WB includes charge amplifiers, a shift register, and timing generator. It consists of a series arrangement of two InGaAs chips with different cutoff wavelengths. This image sensor has a saturation output voltage of 2.7 V, conversion efficiency of 16 nV/e- & 160 nV/e-, and full well capacity of 168.7 Me- & 16.8 Me-. It has a dark output of ± 0.2 V/s & 5 V/s and dark current of ± 0.2 pA & 5 pA. This image sensor has an operation frequency of 1 MHz and video data rate of 0.1 MHz - 5 MHz.
The G12230-512WB has a two-stage thermoelectric cooler that requires an allowable current of 2.8 A and a voltage of 4 V. This image sensor has a sapphire window with an anti-reflective coating. It requires a DC supply voltage of 5 V and consumes 80 mA of current. This image sensor is available in a 28-pin metal package that measures 63.5 ± 0.15 (L) mm x 25.4 ± 0.15 (W) mm x 13.65 ± 1.2 (H) mm and is ideal for near-infrared multichannel spectrophotometry and non-destructive inspection equipment applications.
