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Laser-Warning Sensor Fits TO-8 Package

Sept. 16, 2021
Housed in a TO-8 package, the EXACTD-332 laser detector integrates multiple photonic arrays and a 3-b code mask to achieve threat detection across a ±45-deg. FOV.

For laser warning without large detector size, few solutions can match the EXACTD-332 sensor from Excelitas Technologies Corp. Housed in a TO-8 package, the laser warning detector provides angle-of-arrival (AoA) resolution of ±6 deg. (in azimuth or elevation) across a spectral sensitivity range of 500 to 1650 nm. The small package contains multiple photodiodes and a precision optical system along with several reference channels that support a wide dynamic range. “We are excited to add the EXACTD-332 to our leading series of EXACTD laser warning detectors, as it delivers a unique solution that integrates all the optical sensing for laser warning with angular resolution in a TO-8 package,” said Eric Desfonds, Senior Product Line Manager at Excelitas Technologies Corp.

The EXACTD-332 (see the figure) is well suited for a variety of laser threat-detection applications, including for target designation, laser range finding, and semi-active laser (SAL) guidance systems. It features five-element Si and InGaAs detector arrays with a 3-b digital Gray code mask that converts incident laser beam AoA information to a 3-b digital pattern. Denis Boireau, Director of Business Development at Excelitas commented, “The EXACTD-332 becomes the core of high-precision circuitry enabling troops more time to deploy counter-measures, perform evasive maneuvers, or aim precisely to fight back.” Manufactured in a fully robotic assembly process, the laser-warning detector provides a ±45 deg. field of view (FOV) for both azimuth and elevation angles. It is ideal for land-based laser-warning systems as well as the most compact systems deployed in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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