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Welcome to AP Technologies

AP Technologies has been a leading distributor of optoelectronic components in the UK and the Republic of Ireland for over 10 years. We supply an extensive range of cutting-edge optoelectronic components for many applications including industrial, scientific, military, medical and hazard and threat detection.

 

Our LED range spans the spectrum from UVC to the Near Infrared. We also supply laser diodes and laser diode modules from 532nm to 1850nm.

 

For detection we have visible & NIR-enhanced silicon photodiodes and a range of UV-optimised silicon photodiodes with responsivity down to 1nm - suitable for UV/Visible Spectrometry, extreme UV laser monitoring and direct ion/electron/x-ray photon detection. Our range of Silicon Photomultipliers are true solid-state alternatives to conventional vacuum tube PMTs as well as avalanche photodiodes, Geiger Mode APDs and even silicon photodiodes in many low-light, scintillator-based applications and high speed applications such a fast fluorescence and LiDAR.

 

Since 2002 we have worked in partnership with world-leading manufacturers: 


  • AUREA Technology

  • Fibotec Fiberoptics GmbH

  • IMM Photonics GmbH

  • LDX Optronics, Inc.

  • Lumex, Inc.

  • Opto Diode Corporation

  • SensL Technologies Limited

  • Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.

  • The Fox Group, Inc.

  • QD Laser, Inc.

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    A name you can trust

     

    At APT our name is more than a catchy acronym and stands for the unique products we offer and our approach to business. We offer a responsive, intelligent service designed to provide solutions which help our customers compete in their own markets. With APT you are guaranteed clear and open communication and strong technical support.

    Hot News

    Opto Diode Corporation have formally announced they are obsoleting their full range of 880nm light emitting diodes.   ODC's Liquid Phase Epitaxy (LPE) grown Graded Bandgap GaAlAs LEDs remain the world's highest peak power LEDs for pulses of less than 100µs duration - where the ODC technology can be driven at up to 30 times the DC current rating with good linearity.   However - relatively few applications take advantage of this short pulse capability and the 880nm devices' DC and long-pulse efficiency have fallen behind that of the industry leaders.   As a result...
    AP Technologies is pleased to announce that QD Laser have added to their range of butterfly-packaged Distributed Feedback (DFB) laser diodes with the release of a 1030nm version rated at 30mW CW.   The new version is ideally suited for use as a seed source in fibre lasers and can be directly modulated with pulses of the order of a few nanoseconds and when operated in gain-switched mode can be used to produce 50ps pulses.   For more information please visit the 1030-1064nm Quantum Well DFB page or contact APT.
    Mr. Yoshitaka Yokoyama, Project Leader at QD Laser attended Photonex 2012 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and gave a presentation entitled "Compact visible laser modules and NIR DFBs with high speed modulation"   The abstract of the presentation reads:-   QD Laser, an offshoot of Fujitsu Laboratories, are developing a range of visible laser diode modules incorporating monolithic NIR Distributed Feedback laser/Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (DFB/SOA) with passive frequency-doubling using a Periodically-Poled Lithium Niobate (PPLN) waveguide.The low power consumption lasers are packaged in...
    Dr. John Murphy of SensL Technologies attended Photonex 2012 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 18th October and gave a presentation entitled "Silicon Photomultipliers - Low Light Detection For Modern Applications"   The abstract of the presentation reads:-   SensL Technologies have been developing silicon photomultiplier (SPM) detectors commercially since 2004. The detectors are optimised for UV to NIR operation with a wide range of benefits over traditionally used detectors such as vacuum PMTs and APDs. SensL’s technology is based on a standard CMOS process and consists of an array of...
    APT is pleased to announce the international release of a new surface mount photodiode with integrated daylight filter from Opto Diode Corporation.   The compact (4.4 x 3.9mm) surface mount package allows easy and convenient integration into new designs or existing systems and is rated for operation at -25°C to +85°C and for storage from -40°C to +85°C for added convenience.   The ODD-900-001 is an 8mm² silicon photodiode with high sensitivity, short switching time of 50ns (rise & fall) and the low capacitance - making it ideal for use in a variety of industrial and...
    APT is pleased to announce the international release of the second in the series of surface mount photodiodes from Opto Diode Corporation.   The compact (4.4 x 3.9mm) surface mount package allows easy and convenient integration into new designs or existing systems and is rated for operation at -25°C to +85°C and for storage from -40°C to +85°C for added convenience.   The ODD-900-002 is an 8mm² silicon photodiode with high sensitivity, short switching time and the low capacitance - making it ideal for use in a variety of medical diagnostic applications.   The...
    AUREA Technology have released enhanced versions of their SPD_A and SPD_B single photon counting modules.   Based on Aurea's proprietary InGaAs avalanche photodiode technology these systems operate from 900 to 1700nm. The SPD_A is optimised for use in the range 1100 to 1600nm whilst the SPD_B is intended for shorter NIR wavelengths and is optimised for 1000 to 1350nm.   The re-designed modules now feature adjustable dead-time and faster electronics, allowing the user to operate the counter up to 20MHz without compromising sensitivity.   AUREA have also...
    AP Technologies is pleased to announce the international release of Opto Diode Corporation’s new red-enhanced ODD-3W-2 silicon bi-cell photodiode.   This low noise detector has a Noise Equivalent Power (NEP) of only 2.5x10^14W/rtHz in combination with a high shunt resistance of 250MOhm (min.) and a low Dark Current of 2.5nA (max.) at 5V.   Individual pixels are 2.54mm x 1.22mm (3.1mm²) with excellent responsivity of 0.55A/W at 900nm.   The ODD-3W-2 is packaged in an industry-standard TO-5 package with a low-profile flat-window can allowing maximum Field-Of-View and optimum location of...

    Meet us on Stand LED105

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    24th & 25th June 2013

    The ICC, Broad Street, Birmingham

     

     

     

     

     

     

    UK and Ireland Representatives for:

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