LINPix

High-Throughput Single-Photon-Counting
LINPix is the solution for ultra-fast single photon counting. The heart of the detector is a microchannel plate based photomultiplier tube, enabling a dead time below 2 ns and sustainable count rates above 100 MHz and burst rates of up to 1 GHz. The combination of high throughput detection with a timing resolution below 35 ps makes LINPix an ideal photon detector for your application. Its large ⌀8 mm sensitive area can accomodate one of four highly sensitive photocathodes, matching the spectral range you are interested in.

Acquire a high throughput stream of single photon events

Timing Jitter

Temporal accuracy of < 35ps @ 1MHz / < 75ps @ 100MHz

Throughput

Count up to 100 MHz of single photons (cw)

Technical Data

Detector Parameters
Max. recommended count rate, MHz
100
Shutdown count rate, MHz
110
Discrimination
Integrated CFD
Dark count rate, Hz
< 15 (Blue, Aqua), < 50 (Green), < 200 (Red)
Timing jitter, ps (FWHM)
< 35 (1MHz), < 45 (10MHz), < 75ps (100MHz)
Active area, mm
⌀8
Dead time, ns
< 2
Signal Output
Output connector
SMA Female
Output signal
NIM, 50 Ohm
Polarity
Negative
General
Power supply
12V, 1A
Optical connector
C-Mount
Dimensions, (w × d × h), mm
145 ×78 ×50
Cooling
Integrated water cooling

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