WL-BPD600MA

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600 MHz Dual-Balanced InGaAs Low Noise Photodetector

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The BPD600MA is an AC-coupled high-speed dual-balanced InGaAs photoreceiver. Due to its high transimpedance gain, its very low noise, and its bandwidth of 600 MHz, it is ideally suited for future ultra-high speed swept-source OCT systems with depth scan line rates up to above 1 MHz.

The BPD600MA comes in a rugged aluminum case with two FC fiber receptables and a 50 Ω coupled SMA output. It operates from a single 11-15 V DC supply.

OEM versions without a case are available upon request.

Main Applications

  • Ultra-high speed SS-OCT imaging
  • LIDAR
  • Interferometry
  • Single-ended use possible as well
  • Cited in over 20 publications

Features

Bandwidth 300 kHz to 600 MHz (AC Cutoff 30 kHz to 5 MHz On Request)
High Transimpedance Gain3500 V/W (1550 nm)
Low NoiseTypically -130 dBm/Hz Noise Level
NEP 20 pW/sqrt(Hz) (at 1550 nm)
Wavelength Range1000 nm to 1650 nm
Power Supply11-16 V Single Supply
InputFC Fiber Receptables
Output50 Ω Coupled SMA Plug
Damage Threshold>15 mW

Publications

WL-BPD600MA, like many of our products, is regularly used to conduct scientific research all around the world. It has been mentioned in several renowned scientific publications:

An integrated photonic millimeter-wave receiver with sub-ambient noise
Junyin Zhang, Shuhang Zheng, Jiachen Cai, Connor Denney, Zihan Li, Yichi Zhang, Xin Ou, Gabriel Santamaria-Botello, Tobias J. Kippenberg
arXiv:2510.06176v1 [physics.optics] (2025)
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Optical coherence tomography otoscope for imaging of tympanic membrane and middle ear pathology
Wihan Kim, Ryan Long, Zihan Yang, John S. Oghalai, Brian E. Applegate
Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 29, Issue 8, 086005 (August 2024)
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Heterodyne detection for optical FMCW LiDAR: tests, analysis, and experimental comparisons between photodetectors and configurations
J. Hue, V. Moulin, L. Oxaran, V. Berg, V. Rat, K. Abdoul-Carime, B. Dupont, S. Martin, F. Sermet, S. Stanchina, D. Fowler, S. Guerber, L. Virot, J. Meilhan, F. Simoens
Proc. SPIE 12893, Photonic Instrumentation Engineering XI, 1289307 (2024)
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An upgradable testing platform designed to characterize and test optical components of FMCW LiDARs, particularly optical phased arrays
J. Hue, V. Moulin, K. Abdoul-Carime, V. Berg, B. Delplanque, B. Dupont, D. Fowler, S. Guerber, J. Meilhan, S. Martin, L. Mendizabal, T. Mourier, L. Oxaran, F. Rigal, F. Sermet, S. Stanchina, V. Rat, L. Virot, F. Simoens
Proc. SPIE 12428, Photonic Instrumentation Engineering X, 124280A (2023)
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The impact of targeted ablation of one row of outer hair cells and Deiters’ cells on cochlear amplification
Anping Xia, Tomokatsu Udagawa, Patricia M. Quiñones, Patrick J. Atkinson, Brian E. Applegate, Alan G. Cheng, John S. Oghalai
Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol. 128, Issue 5, 1371-1382 (2021)
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Dual-modality optical coherence tomography and frequency-domain fluorescence lifetime imaging microscope system for intravascular imaging
Xi Chen, Wihan Kim, Michael J. Serafino, Zheng Tan, Javier A. Jo, Brian E. Applegate
Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 25, Issue 9, 096010 (September 2020)
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Amplification and Suppression of Traveling Waves along the Mouse Organ of Corti: Evidence for Spatial Variation in the Longitudinal Coupling of Outer Hair Cell-Generated Forces
James B. Dewey, Brian E. Applegate and John S. Oghalai
Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 39, Issue 10, 1805-1816 (2019)
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LMO7 deficiency reveals the significance of the cuticular plate for hearing function
Ting-Ting Du, James B. Dewey, Elizabeth L. Wagner, Runjia Cui, Jinho Heo, Jeong-Jin Park, Shimon P. Francis, Edward Perez-Reyes, Stacey J. Guillot, Nicholas E. Sherman, Wenhao Xu, John S Oghalai, Bechara Kachar and Jung-Bum Shin
Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Issue 1117 (2019)
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Basilar membrane vibration after targeted removal of the third row of OHCs and Deiters cells
Anping Xia, Tomokatsu Udagawa, Patrick D. Raphael, Alan G. Cheng, Charles R. Steele, Brian E. Applegate and John S. Oghalai
AIP Conf. Proc. 1965, 020004 (2018)
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Cochlear vibrations in mice with altered stereociliary mechanics
James B. Dewey Corresponding Author ; Anping Xia; Patrick D. Raphael; Ulrich Mueller; Inna A. Belyantseva; Brian E. Applegate; John S. Oghalai
AIP Conf. Proc. 1965, 080003 (2018)
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Organ of Corti vibration within the intact gerbil cochlea measured by volumetric optical coherence tomography and vibrometry
Wei Dong, Anping Xia, Patrick D. Raphael, Sunil Puria, Brian Applegate, and John S. Oghalai
Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol. 120, Issue 6, 1805-1816 (2018)
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Mammalian Auditory Hair Cell Bundle Stiffness Affects Frequency Tuning by Increasing Coupling along the Length of the Cochlea
James B. Dewey, Anping Xia, Ulrich Müller, Inna A. Belyantseva, Brian E. Applegate and John S. Oghalai
Cell Reports, Vol. 23, Issue 10, 2915-2927 (2018)
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Mechanical tuning and amplification within the apex of the guinea pig cochlea
Alberto Recio-Spinoso, John S. Oghalai
The Journal of Physiology, Vol. 595, Issue 4, 1071-1086 (2017)
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Hair cell force generation does not amplify or tune vibrations within the chicken basilar papilla
Anping Xia, Xiaofang Liu, Patrick D. Raphael, Brian E. Applegate and John S. Oghalai
Nature Communications, Vol. 7, Issue 13133 (2016)
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Multimodal optical coherence tomography and fluorescence lifetime imaging with interleaved excitation sources for simultaneous endogenous and exogenous fluorescence
Sebina Shrestha, Michael J. Serafino, Jesus Rico-Jimenez, Jesung Park, Xi Chen, Siqin Zhaorigetu, Brian L. Walton, Javier A. Jo, and Brian E. Applegate
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 7, Issue 3184, 3184-3197 (2016)
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Two-Dimensional Cochlear Micromechanics Measured In Vivo Demonstrate Radial Tuning within the Mouse Organ of Corti
Hee Yoon Lee, Patrick D. Raphael, Anping Xia, Jinkyung Kim, Nicolas Grillet, Brian E. Applegate, Audrey K. Ellerbee Bowden and John S. Oghalai
Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 36, Issue 31, 8160-8173 (2016)
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Optical Coherence Tomography to Measure Sound-Induced Motions Within the Mouse Organ of Corti In Vivo
Zina Jawadi, Brian E. Applegate, and John S. Oghalai
In: Sokolowski, B. (eds) Auditory and Vestibular Research. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1427. Humana Press, New York, NY (2016)
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Noninvasive in vivo imaging reveals differences between tectorial membrane and basilar membrane traveling waves in the mouse cochlea
Hee Yoon Lee, Patrick D. Raphael, Jesung Park, and John S. Oghalai
PNAS, Vol. 112, Issue 10, 3128-3133 (2015)
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Design of a dual-modality imaging system using optical coherence tomography and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy for anatomical and biochemical diagnosis of tissue
Sebina Shrestha, Javier A. Jo, Jesung Park, Paritosh Pande, Brian E. Applegate
Proc. SPIE 7554, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XIV, 75540X (19 February 2010)
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