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Zecotek Commercializing Photodetectors

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Zecotek Photonics Inc. has achieved commercial production status with its most advanced solid-state micropixel avalanche photodiode (MAPD) photodetectors, the MAPD-3N, it announced.

The MAPDs are manufactured under a contract with the Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems and Omega Semiconductor Sdn Bhd (MIMOS), an applied research center. Fine-tuning of preproduction runs over the past six months has stabilized the manufacturing process, and the MAPD-3N is now ready to manufacture.

The proprietary MAPD-3N is a design upgrade of the previously announced MAPD, which offers significant performance advantages over photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). The solid-state MAPD photodetector features photon detection efficiency, energy and timing resolutions, and working gain in comparison to existing PMTs.

Photon detection efficiency and working gain have been improved by a factor of two, and dark count rates have been reduced by almost a factor of two. This makes the universal adoption of the technology a reality for PET medical scanners and gamma camera applications, particularly when the MAPD-3Ns are combined with Zecotek’s patented LFS scintillation materials.

Zecotek Photonics develops crystals, photodetectors, medical lasers, optical imaging and 3-D display technologies for commercial applications in the medical diagnostics and high-tech industry.

For more information, visit: www.zecotek.com  
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Published: February 2012
Glossary
gamma camera
A camera used in scintillation recording to make a visible record of the distribution and relative concentration of radioactive tracer elements in a sample that is undergoing scanning.
medical lasers
Medical lasers are devices that produce intense beams of light with specific characteristics and properties, which are used for various medical applications. These lasers emit light in the form of coherent and focused beams, allowing precise control over the energy delivered to tissues. The term "laser" stands for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation." In the medical field, lasers are employed for diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical purposes. Their applications...
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