Sciencetech supplies and integrates a wide variety of single channel detectors. Detectors vary by a number of important parameters.
Detector Material and Spectral Region:
Semiconductor-type detectors are sensitive to the spectral region matched to the bandgap energy of the semiconductor. This means that detectors of different material types are sensitive to different wavelength regions.
Temperature Control:
Some detectors can be temperature controlled or require cryogenics such as liquid helium or liquid nitrogen in order to be operable.
AC or DC Coupling:
Some detectors are photoconductors and require modulated light in order to detect a signal. These types of detectors are listed as AC-coupled. Generally, for AC-coupled detectors, a lock-in amplifier (LIA) or demodulator is required before measurements can be performed.