Leonardo UK high performance shortwave APDs for astronomy
Mr. Dan Owton
Leonardo
Day
Monday · 2026-10-12
Time
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Track
General / Plenary
Session
Exhibition and Poster Session-1
Venue
ICSO 2026 Conference Venue
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In 30 seconds
This technology leverages Linear-mode Avalanche Photodiode arrays (LmAPDs) based on bandgap-engineered HgCdTe to provide high-sensitivity, photon-counting performance for astronomical imaging. The latest ROIC design allows for tiled array configurations and flexible readout modes, including non-destructive and read-reset-read sampling. These advancements significantly improve signal-to-noise ratios, enabling the detection of extremely weak photon signals during long exposures.
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