An InGaAs Photodetector converts near-infrared and SWIR light into an electrical output using an InGaAs absorption region. It may be implemented as a discrete photodiode, an integrated detector package, or a detector assembly depending on required sensitivity and bandwidth. InGaAs photodetectors are used in fiber-optic communications, spectroscopy, laser monitoring, and sensing at wavelengths such as 1064 nm, 1310 nm, and 1550 nm. GPD Optoelectronics manufactures InGaAs photodetectors for these uses.
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