Optical Sensing Technology

Optical Sensing Technology

Analog Devices optical sensing devices achieve very high signal-to-noise ratios at the lowest power in the industry, making them ideal for battery-operated applications. Our portfolio covers the widest range of wavelengths available in an IC form factor, ranging from UV all the way up to 1600 nm in the near IR for your healthcare, automotive, and industrial applications.

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Optical AFEs

The interface to the optical cable requires specific physical layer transmitters and receivers to manage signal conversion between the electrical and optical domains. This conversion is normally performed in an optical transceiver module. We provide a family of products that drive optical transmitter devices such as lasers or silicon photonics along with receivers that amplify, reshape, and retime signals from a photodiode. These products are currently offered for bitrates up to 50 Gbps. We also offer control and power management products that are optimized for optical module applications to complete the chipset needed in an optical module.

Optical Mixed Signal Devices

Analog Devices optical mixed signal devices comprise a portfolio of highly integrated analog front ends and integrated optical modules. The discrete analog front ends offer flexibility in optimizing a given solution. The integrated optical modules are highly optimized for applications such as vital signs monitoring in smart watches and other wearables and offer very small form factors and reduce the required systems engineering to get to market.

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Optical Sensors

Analog Devices optical sensors are optical sensing front ends that include integrated ultra-low noise amplification and high performance photodiodes. These solutions are used to achieve the highest performance for instrumentation, industrial, or clinical applications; or to optimize a solution to achieve the lowest power dissipation at a given performance level for battery powered and portable applications.

Time of Flight (ToF) Sensors and Solutions

Analog Devices offers signal-chain solutions that enable time of flight (ToF) systems with industry-leading performance for both continuous wave (CW) CMOS and pulsed (CCD) systems. Our CMOS image sensors offer the highest resolution on the market, and can be complemented with depth computation and processing, laser drivers, power management, and development tools with reference firmware/software. We also offer turnkey ToF modules that greatly accelerate time-to-market and offer production ready, calibrated, solutions to the broadest base of customers.