Opto Diode introduce 5mm² Red/NIR enhanced SMD photodiode

AP Technologies: Showcasing Innovation at Machine Building North

Our Presence at Machine Building North 2025

Industry exhibitions represent an important opportunity to meet OEM customers. So we’re looking forward to participating in Machine Building North on 10 April at the Concorde Centre, Manchester with both live and static displays. For us here at AP Technologies, exhibiting is not just about demonstrating just our... read more

Advancing UV LED Technology: Silanna's Short-Period Super Lattice Innovation

Although LEDs were invented almost a century ago and have been in commercial use for over 60 years, until now, their fabrication for deployment in the UV has proved challenging. Traditional highly Al-doped bulk crystal AlGaN techniques have been the basis for most LEDs used at these wavelengths. However, semiconductors manufactured in this way face fundamental limitations that restrict their effectiveness.... read more

APT appointed distributor for Silanna UV's 235 & 255nm UVC LEDs

We are pleased to announce that AP Technologies, a leading distributor of optoelectronic components, are now partnering with Silanna UV, the renowned developer and manufacturer of advanced ultraviolet (UV) LED technologies.

Silanna UV, based in Queensland, Australia, is at the forefront of UV LED innovation, offering a range of UVC LEDs at 235nm and 255nm. These products are... read more

QDL's Lantana-series: A Leap in Compact Visible Laser Technology for Biomedical Applications

QD Laser, Inc. has unveiled its latest innovation, the Lantana series, a groundbreaking addition to the field of compact visible lasers. This new product line is designed to meet the growing demands for miniaturisation and enhanced design flexibility in biomedical equipment.

Based on QD Laser’s award-winning QLD0593 series, these modules combine their Quantum Well DFB/SOA... read more

WWEM - October '24

We’ll be exhibiting on 9-10 October 2024 at Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring and Air Quality and Emissions Monitoring on WWEM stand J6 so come and say hello.

Photonics technology is widely used in pollution detection applications. We will be showcasing modules for environmental monitoring system integration including:

LEDs... read more

Compact and Consistently Accurate Distance Sensing: How ToF Sensors are Leading the Way in Industrial Sensing

The technique known as Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensing is becoming a realistic commercial option for OEM companies, opening the door to a multitude of innovative applications. Broadcom's ToF sensors have now been successfully integrated into diverse systems such as collision/overhang/void avoidance for autonomous vehicles, robotic arm control, drone navigation, inventory management, material level... read more

Fast, Precise, Adaptable: Liquid Crystal Components are a Game Changer for Machine Vision

Machine vision technology has gained significant importance due to its ability to automatically inspect, analyse and control processes. Its deployment only stands to increase with the development of industry 4.0 and further automation of manufacturing processes. In modern machine vision, high speed imaging is increasingly important. In this article, we will discuss how the unique properties of liquid... read more

NewDEL™ Fibre-Coupled LED Light Sources Set New Standards in Brightness, Versatility, and Efficiency

Fibre-coupled LED light sources have in recent years enabled significant advances in both life sciences and industrial research. Potentially displacing traditional solutions, the use of fibre-coupled LED-based systems has led to notable progress in fields such as microfabrication, spectroscopy, molecular biology, crystallography, materials science and structural biology. Furthermore, they have permitted... read more

Broadcom ToF Sensors: Revolutionising Distance Sensing Applications

Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors have emerged as a groundbreaking technology for precise and rapid distance measurement. This innovative technology has evolved significantly since its inception in the early 2000s and is now a realistic alternative to distance sensing methods like ultrasonic or infrared sensors, offering several advantages over these more traditional technologies.

Broadcom’s... read more

Liquid Crystal Optical Components. A Fast, Efficient and Reliable Alternative to Electro-Mechanics

You may not know that liquid crystal components can be used for more than just displays and can be deployed to control the polarisation of, modulate and control the intensity of light in applications ranging from welding to machine vision, biometrical sensing to videography.

Given their solid-state nature, fast switch rate, accuracy, product lifetime and proven reliability,... read more

Bullet Microspectrometers for OEM integration

We’re excited about the recent launch of two new microspectrometers from OtO Photonics.

The Bullet series offers OEM customers the utility of compact size, the assurance of ruggedised design and consistently accurate performance.

Despite their compact size spectrometers in the Bullet series feature an extremely rigid optical bench ensuring... read more

Laser Diodes – OEM and Laboratory Use

We’ve supplied our customers with laser diodes for many years and are always looking to see how we can increase the range of products we offer. We’ve recently started working with a fourth supplier, the Italian company Lyocon, specialists in medical and industrial laser diode subsystems and systems.

Whatever your wavelength, output... read more

Broadcom release new generation of Silicon Photomultipliers

We are pleased to announce the release of Broadcom's new generation of high performance Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs), the NUV-MT-Series.

Silicon photomultipliers are a fast and sensitive solution to the challenge of detecting, timing and measuring extremely weak light. NUV-MT SiPMs take extreme low light level detection, accuracy... read more

APT distribute Broadcom silicon photomultipliers

Many of our customers are now aware that KETEK sold their Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) assets to the Industrial Fiber Optic Products Division (IFPD) of Broadcom in October 2021.

We are pleased to announce that AP Technologies is now working with Broadcom to support the sales of their full range of SiPMs.

In addition to the KETEK WB- and WL-series products we... read more

QD Laser release 4-colour fibre-coupled modules

QD Laser have introduced a compact fibre-coupled laser module which combines four wavelengths of laser diode into a single fibre output.

The new QLMF02 4-colour module is a just 80mm x 80mm x 30mm and incorporates a thermoelectric cooler for precise temperature control and stabilisation along with a choice of singlemode... read more

High power 685nm singlemode laser diodes from QD Laser

QD Laser have introduced the QLF063x-85A0 series high power deep red laser diodes with a typical wavelength of 685nm at 100mW (25°C).

The QLF063x-85A0 series are based on QD Laser's high reliability Quantum Well structure and offer high efficiency operation with a typical drive current of 125mA (2.35V) and Slope... read more

KETEK release new generation of SiPM

We are pleased to announce the release of KETEK's new generation of high performance Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs), the WL-Series.

KETEK, based in Munich Germany, are well-established as a supplier of CMOS-based SiPMs offering excellent performance in a rugged MSL1 qualified package and the new range of 3mm-only... read more

APT distribute KETEK silicon photomultipliers

We are pleased to announce that AP Technologies has been appointed UK and Ireland distributor for KETEK GmbH's range of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs).

KETEK, based in Munich Germany, are well-established as the world's leading manufacturer of Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) and over recent years have applied their expertise in silicon... read more

Narrow beam 265nm & 280nm LEDs

Opto Diode Corporation have introduced lensed versions of their 265nm and 280nm UVC LEDs.

The new OD-265-003 and OD-280-003 LEDs feature industry-leading chip technology enabling high optical powers of 0.58mW (265nm) and 0.75mW (280nm) at 20mA drive current.

Packaged in industry-standard TO-46 format with a... read more

OtO Photonics' RedSparrow NIR MEMS spectrometer

OtO Photonics' new RedSparrow (RS) series extends their proprietary MEMS-based grating-collimator technology into the NIR region.

RedSparrow is extremely compact, measuring just 40 x 40 x 18 mm³ (<30cm³) including the removable external control board, dramatically smaller than OtO's own SideWinder C-T NIR spectrometer (~300cm³)... read more