BFI To Distribute Multichannel DA Technology
BFI Optilas , a photonic distributor in Europe, and Amplification Technologies, a subsidiary of Powersafe Technology (PSFT), have announced an exclusive European distribution partnership. Amplification Technologies has developed an approach for the detection of low-level signals - multichannel discrete amplification (DA) - that allows the simultaneous attainment of very high gain, high speed and ultra-low excess noise in a silicon or InGaAs device. DA involves three basic functions: distributing individual signal electrons into a separate independent amplification channel; amplifying each individual signal electron in a separate channel to a readable charge packet; and reading the amplified charge packets. The benefits of the technology include single photon-level sensitivity, a wide spectral range, a relatively flat spectral sensitivity curve, excellent voltage and thermal stability, high photon detection efficiency, a wide dynamic range, a fast response, high reliability and a low pr...