Tap photodetector
The tap photodetector (TAP PD) is an optoelectronic device with integrated optical power monitoring, packaged with high-performance InGaAs/InP PIN photodiodes. Through a built-in beam-splitting structure (such as a beam splitter or coupler), part of the optical signal in the main optical path is split off and converted into an electrical signal by a photodiode (PD), achieving real-time, non-destructive sampling and monitoring of the optical signal. Its core function is to perform online monitoring of parameters such as optical power and wavelength without interrupting optical transmission, and it is widely used in fields such as fiber optic communication and optical network management.
Overview
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Operating wavelength (λ) | 1260 / 1620 nm |
| Splitting ratio [Other ratios available] | 1 / 2 / 5 % |
| Responsivity (R) [Corresponding responsivity; splitting ratio 1%] | 8~12 mA/W |
| Responsivity (R) [Corresponding responsivity; splitting ratio 2%] | 16~24 mA/W |
| Responsivity (R) [Corresponding responsivity; splitting ratio 5%] | 40~60 mA/W |
| Junction capacitance [Splitting ratio 1%] | 0.4 pF |
| Junction capacitance [Splitting ratio 5%] | 0.6 pF |
| Return loss (RIL) [Corresponding loss; Note: all losses do not include connector loss, adding connector loss increases by 0.3dB; splitting ratio 1%] | 0.35 dB |
| Return loss (RIL) [Corresponding loss; Note: all losses do not include connector loss, adding connector loss increases by 0.3dB; splitting ratio 2%] | 0.4 dB |
| Return loss (RIL) [Corresponding loss; Note: all losses do not include connector loss, adding connector loss increases by 0.3dB; splitting ratio 5%] | 0.6 dB |
| Temperature characteristics (T) [Splitting ratio 5%] | 0.01 dB/℃ |
| Polarization-dependent loss [Note: All losses do not include connector loss; with connector loss add 0.3dB; split ratio 5%] | 0.1 dB |
| Dark current (Id) [Splitting ratio 5%] | 1 nA |
| Return loss (RL) [Note: All losses do not include connector loss; with connector loss add 0.3dB; split ratio 1%] | -40 dB |
| Return loss (RL) [Note: All losses do not include connector loss; with connector loss add 0.3dB; split ratio 5%] | -50 dB |
| Storage temperature (Tstg) | -40 ~ 85 ℃ |
| Operating Temperature (Topr) | -20 ~ 70 ℃ |
| Soldering temperature/time | 260/10 ℃/Sec |
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