BPW34 Silicon PIN Photodiode

The BPW34 Silicon PIN Photodiode is a discrete two-pin through-hole photodiode component that generates a small photocurrent proportional to the intensity of light falling on its active surface – different from integrated light sensor modules like the TSL235R which include signal conditioning circuitry on-chip, the bpw34 silicon pin photodiode is a bare photodiode component that requires an external transimpedance amplifier circuit (typically an op-amp configured as a current-to-voltage converter) to produce a measurable voltage output from the small photocurrent it generates under illumination.

The BPW34 photodiode has a peak sensitivity wavelength of 1100nm in the near-infrared region and is broadly sensitive across the 400nm to 1100nm spectrum, making it responsive to visible light, red LEDs, IR LEDs, and near-IR light sources commonly used in optical sensing and communication experiments. The photodiode bpw34 is housed in a DIP-2 through-hole package with a blue-tinted lens, two pins (anode and cathode), and supports a reverse voltage of up to 60V for photoconductive mode operation where it is reverse-biased to reduce junction capacitance and improve response speed for high-frequency optical signal detection.

The silicon photodiode’s 2-pin DIP package inserts directly into a standard breadboard or PCB through-hole footprint for easy prototyping and circuit integration without soldering adapters. Available on StemVolt. This bpw34 photodiode pinout-simple 2-pin component is ideal for light detection IR sensing optical communication pulse oximetry and STEM project photodiode circuit.

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Features:

• Silicon PIN Photodiode type fast response low capacitance photodiode component
• 1100nm peak wavelength sensitive to visible red and near-IR light
• 60V reverse voltage photoconductive mode high-speed optical signal detection
• DIP-2 through-hole direct breadboard and PCB insertion no adapter
• Blue lens 2-pin compact anode cathode package easy polarity identification

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 Applications:

• Arduino IR light detection circuit using BPW34 silicon PIN photodiode
• Builds pulse oximetry sensor with bpw34 silicon pin photodiode
• For photodiode bpw34 transimpedance amplifier light sensing
• Optical communication receiver detecting IR LED signal with bpw34 photodiode
• Silicon photodiode for photoconductive reverse bias circuit

Package Include:

• 1 x BPW34 Silicon PIN Photodiode