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UV Sensors FAQ

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1. What do UVA/UVB/UVC mean?

2. I am interested in the TW30DY UV photodiode. I have two questions: 1. What is the response time for the device? 2. Is it possible to make a detector with an active area of 32 sq mm (4mm x 8mm)?

 1. What do UVA/UVB/UVC mean?

The UV region covers the wavelength range 100-400 nm and is divided into three bands:

UVA (315-400 nm)

UVB (280-315 nm)

UVC (100-280 nm)

 2. I am interested in the TW30DY UV photodiode. I have two questions: a) What is the response time for the device? b) Is it possible to make a detector with an active area of 32 sq mm (4mm x 8mm)?

a)The response time for the TiO2 photodiodes is a function of the radiation intensity. This is due to the polycrystalline nature of the semiconductor: The TW30DY (as well as TW30DY2 and TW30SY) behaves as given by the following table:

UV Intensity

Response time

50 W/cm²

0.06 ms

10 mW/cm²

0.7 ms

0.5 mW/cm²

40 ms

0.01 mW/cm²

500 ms

If you need faster UV-photodiodes, we recommend the SiC UV-photodiodes, however they have a significantly smaller photoactive area.

b) A large area is possible to meet your requirements but would carry a development cost.

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