10/21/2010
Pacific Silicon Sensor Series 6 Data Sheet
Part Description PC50-6-TO8
Order # 03-209
2
(7.98 mm DIA)
ACTIVE AREA: 50.0 mm
PIN 2
4 PL
CATHODE
AND CASE
6 PL
ANODE
PIN 5
PIN 1
BACKSIDE VIEW
Ø15.30 76°
VIEWING
ANGLE
Ø12.00
Ø14.00
Ø0.48
1.91
4.50
12.7 MIN
6 PL
10.16
FRONTSIDE VIEW
2.54
FEATURES DESCRIPTION APPLICATIONS
• ∅ 7.98 mm active area
• Low dark current
• Long term stability
• High shunt resistance
50.0 mm
2
Low Dark Current PIN Photodiode. Packaged in a
TO-8 with a non-hermetic ultra flat fused silica glass window
cap. Also available with six pin isolated case package.
•
Precision photometry
• Bar code readers
• Medical equipment
• Pulsed light sensor
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATING SPECTRAL RESPONSE
SYMBOL PARAMETER MIN MAX UNITS
TSTG Storage Temp -20 +80 °C
TOP Operating Temp -20 +60 °C
VR(OP) Reverse Operating
Voltage - 50 V
I
(
PEAK
)
Peak DC Current - 10 mA
ELECTRO-OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS @ 22° C
SYMBOL CHARACTERISTIC TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
RSH Shunt Resistance VR = ±10 mV 100 300 --- M
Ω
ID Dark Current VR= 10 V --- 0.5 --- nA
C Capacitance VR= 0 V; --- 480 --- pF
VR= 10 V; --- 100 ---
Responsivity VR= 0 V;
λ
= 633 nm --- 0.40 --- A/W
VR= 0 V;
λ
= 900 nm --- 0.64 ---
NEP Noise Equivalent Power VR = 10 V; λ = 850 nm; RL = 50 Ω --- 2.5 X 10-14 --- W/Hz1/2
VBR Breakdown Voltage IR= 10 µA 100 --- --- V
tr Rise Time VR= 10 V;
λ
= 850 nm; RL = 50
Ω
--- 30
--- ns
VR= 80 V;
λ
= 850 nm; RL = 50
Ω
--- 7 ---
Disclaimer: Due to our policy of continued development, specifications are subject to change without notice.
USA:
Pacific Silicon Sensor, Inc.
5700 Corsa Avenue, #105
Westlake Village, CA 91362 USA
Phone (818) 706-3400
Fax (818) 889-7053
Email: sales@pacific-sensor.com
www.pacific-sensor.com
Proud Members of the Silicon Sensor International AG Group of companies
International sales:
Silicon Sensor International AG
Peter-Behrens-Str. 15
D-12459 Berlin, Germany
Phone +49 (0)30-63 99 23 10
Fax +49 (0)30-63 99 23 33
Email: sales@silicon-sensor.de
www.silicon-sensor.de
11001000900
800700600
500
400
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
WAVELENGTH (nm)
RESPONSIVITY (A/W)
PIN 2
PIN 5
PINS 1, 3, 4, 6
NOT CONNECTED
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