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OCLC Number: 54434565 Excerpt: ... Advanced Photonix, Inc. AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES OFFER A VERY UNIFORM ACTIVE AREA FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES Avalanche photodiodes Introduction Advanced Photonix, Inc. ( API; Camarillo, CA ), is currently sell-Two APDs are used in ing 5-mm, blue-enhanced ava-Optos ' Panoramic 200, lanche photodiodes ( APD ) to ultra-widefield color digital image Optos plc for a new, non-invasive which creates a single, high-of the retina completed without retinal-scanning device. In the late resolution, ultra-widefield using eye drops to produce pupil 1980s and early 1990s, the dilation. The Panoramic 200 allows BMDO, now MDA, SBIR program fund-color digital image of the visualization of up to 200 degrees inside ed API to develop APDs as a replacement retina without using eye the retina, a field of view significantly for photomultiplier tubes in LADAR larger than has been available using tra-receivers and missile seekers. API found drops for pupil dilation. ditional eye examination methods and a place for APDs in the commercial equipment. This widefield view assists market. The uniformity of the active eye doctors in identifying early damage area of the APDs enables the production caused by a wide range of conditions of high-resolution images that are from deterioration due to aging, sports 2,000 x 2,000 pixels. injuries such as retinal detachment, and API partnered with Optos to develop a eye disease caused by diabetes compli-critical part of the Panoramic 200 ™ cations. Obtaining the Optomap Retinal Non-mydriatic, ultrawidefield Scanning image is fast - the image capture takes Laser Ophthalmoscope, which uses two less than one second, making this a con-APDs. The output from the Panoramic venient, quick and comfortable proce-200 is known as the Optomap Retinal dure for patients. Exam: This is a single, high-resolution, 6 NOWN Missile Defense Agency Sensors: Making the Unknown K