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Uncooled PbSe

Standard Specifications
  TO-5 Package Dwg.
  TO-8 Package Dwg.

One Stage (1.2W) TEC 

Standard Specifications
  TO-8 Package Dwg.
  TO-37 Package Dwg.

One Stage (2.2W) TEC 

Standard Specifications
  TO-8 Package Dwg.
  TO-37 Package Dwg.

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  TO-8 Package Dwg.
  TO-37 Package Dwg.

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  TO-8 Package Dwg.
  TO-66 Package Dwg.
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BXT1 Series - One Stage TE Cooled PbSe Detectors

Ambient Temperature: +25°C
Detector Operating Temperature -25°C
Typical Cooler Power @/or near Max. Cooling: BXT1 -1.0 volts @1.2 amps
BXT1S - 1.8 volts @ 1.2 amps
Standard Specifications - Electrical
All detector specifications are at a bias voltage of 25 V/mm distance between electrodes applied across the detector and with a load resistor in series. All specifications apply at or near maximum cooling with the heat sink @ +25°C.
  Minimum Typical Maximum Units
Wavelength of Max. Response 4.0 4.2   µm
D*(500K, 1000 Hz, 1Hz) 1.9 x 109 3.9 x 109   cm Hz1/2 w-1
D*( lpk, 1000 Hz, 1 Hz) 1.4 x 1010 2.8 x 1010   cm Hz1/2 w-1
Element Resistance (Dark) 0.5 4.0 10.0 Megohms/PbSe One Stage
Time Constant (not measured)   6 12 µsec
Rated Element Temperature     +55 °C
DT@/or near Max. Cooling 45 50   °C

Other detector configurations available upon request,
please contact our application engineers, phone (707) 303-3837,
or fax (707) 545-5113.

When using the table below, remove parenthesis and insert appropriate designation for package type in this space. Example: 5 for TO-5, 8 for TO-8.

Model
Number		 Element Size
(mm)		 Responsivity
(lpk, 1000) vw-1		 Standard Package
Options
Minimum Typical
BXT1-1( ) 1 x 1 40000 60000 TO-37,TO-8
BXT1-2( ) 2 x 2 20000 30000 TO-37,TO-8
BXT1-3( ) 3 x 3 13300 20000 TO-37,TO-8
BXT1S-4( ) 4 x 4 10000 15000 TO-66, TO-8
BXT1S-5( )* 5 x 5 8000 12000 TO-66, TO-8
BXT1S-6( )* 6 x 6 6700 10000 TO-66, TO-8
BXT1S-103** 10 x 10 4000 6000 TO-3
* Minimum D*( lpk, 1000, 1) >1.0 x 1010 cm Hz1/2 w-1
** Minimum D*( lpk, 1000, 1) >8.0 x 109 cm Hz1/2 w-1 
  • To specify thermistor option for all TE cooled detectors, add the suffix -T or -TC (calibrated) to the model number.