The 55GHz back-illuminated PIN photodetector chip is an InP/InGaAs PIN photodetector integrated with a microlens structure. It can be packaged with other devices using flip-chip micro-bump bonding, and features high bandwidth, high responsivity, and low dark current. It is suitable for applications in high-speed optical communications, data centers, high-end instrumentation, microwave photonics, and other fields.
| Name | Model | Description | Parameter | Price |
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● High Bandwidth
● High Responsivity
● Low Dark Current
Electro-Optical Characteristics
Parameter | Symbol | Test Condition | Min. | Typ. | Max. | Unit |
Operating Temperature | T0 | 0 | 25 | 75 | ℃ | |
Storage Temperature | Ts | -40 | 85 | ℃ | ||
Operating Wavelength | λ | 1310/1550 | nm | |||
Bias Voltage | Vb | -2 | V | |||
Incident Optical Power | Ps,o | 0 | 7 | dBm | ||
3 dB Bandwidth | BW | Ps,o = 0 dBm, Vb= -2 V | 50 | 55 | GHz | |
Responsivity | R | λ = 1310 nm, Vb= -2 V | 0.60 | 0.62 | A/W | |
Dark Current | Id | Vb= -2 V | 18 | 20 | nA | |
S21 Test Curve

Product Specifications
Parameter | Symbol | Min. | Typ. | Max. | Unit |
Chip Length | L | 390 | 420 | 450 | μm |
Chip Width | W | 370 | 400 | 430 | |
Chip Thickness | H | 140 | 150 | 160 | |
Electrode Spacing | Gap | 100 or 125, Optional | |||
Pad Diameter | Фp | 70 | |||
Active Area Diameter | Da | 10 | |||
Microlens Diameter | Фl | 110 | 120 | 130 | |
● High-Speed Optical Communications
● Data Centers
● High-End Instrumentation