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Pyroelectric Detectors

Pyroelectric detectors are thermal detectors; i.e. they create an electric signal due to temperature changes in the chip. This temperature change is caused by absorption of light. We do use LiTaO3 and DLaTGS as pyroelectric materials. Basically such detectors cover the whole spectra. However, they are mainly used for mid-wave and long-wave infrared detection (MWIR and LWIR). In addition, the usage in the THz region seems to become more popular these days.

One-Channel LiTaO3 Pyroelectric Detector

Single Channel Current Mode Pyroelectric Detector

Single channel pyroelectric detectors made of LiTaO3 are available for current mode (CM). They are used for gas detection and flame detection.

This product line uses LiTaO3 as the chip material. We offer a broad range of active sizes and packages. Our smallest package is a TO-46 and our largest standard chip size is 3.0 x 3.0 mm2. We also offer versions for all common methods of driving pyroelectric detectors. These detectors can be tailored to applications by integrating bandpass filters or broadband windows. For details please see the separate “Filter and Window Selection Sheet”.

Currently, the op-amp-based current mode (CM) is only used by a minority of users; however, this minority is rapidly growing. We strongly recommend using this method of driving, especially for new developments. In our experience, customers profit from the following advantages: There is a relatively large signal on top of a small offset. In addition, this offset is more consistent across a wider temperature range.

This series has the following designation: L11 for detectors without temperature fluctuation compensation (TFC) and L21 for those with TFC. In general, L21 series components have a higher performance ratio than those of the L11 series. 

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