Development and manufacture of electro-optical components such as Si and SiC photodiodes for science and technology

ifw optronics GmbH

JenaNew on Amplifa

More than 30 yearsDevelopment and worldwide distribution of electro-optical

About ifw optronics

ifw optronics is a provider specializing in electro-optical components, based in Jena, in what is known as the Optical Valley of Thuringia. The company develops and manufactures photodiodes based on silicon (Si) for the Vis/NIR spectral range as well as silicon carbide (SiC) for the UV range. In addition to the standard product portfolio from the product catalog, ifw optronics offers custom solutions that are individually tailored to customers' requirements by experienced engineers. The products are sold worldwide and are used, among other things, in space travel: photodiodes from ifw optronics are used in NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. The company can look back on more than 30 years of successful development and worldwide distribution of electro-optical components and stands for quality and precision manufacturing at the interface between optics and electronics.

Site: Jena
Processes: Development and manufacture of electro-optical components (Si and SiC photodiodes), Development of custom electro-optical components, Worldwide distribution
Materials: Silicon, Silicon carbide
Industries: Science and technology, Aerospace

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Development of custom products
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Manufacture of electro-optical components
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Worldwide distribution

Materials & Spectral Ranges

Silicon

Basis of the photodiodes for the Vis/NIR spectral range.

SiC

Silicon carbide

Basis of the photodiodes for the UV spectral range.

Locations

Jena

Headquarters

Products & Components

**SiC photodiodes for the UV range**Electro-optics · Science/Technology

**Si photodiodes for the Vis/NIR range**Electro-optics · Science/Technology

**Custom electro-optical solutions**Electro-optics · Customer-specific

**Products from the standard portfolio**Electro-optics · Product catalog

Inside the production

Industries

Science and technologyAerospace

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Development and manufacture of electro-optical components (Si and SiC photodiodes)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Silicon (Si), Silicon carbide (SiC)

Additional services

Development of custom electro-optical componentsWorldwide distribution

Reference customers

NASA (photodiodes in the Curiosity rover on Mars)

History

More than 30 years of successful development and worldwide distribution of electro-optical components