Introduction – Infrared Sensing Components
Features and Capabilities
American Bright is proud to offer components with infrared functionality that provide the sensitivity, accuracy, and reliability needed for high-quality sensing, signaling, and detecting.
American Bright’s new series of Hi-Power Emitters possesses many impressive features, such as sleek design, high penetrability, and long-distance emission.
American Bright’s small and reliable Photo Interrupter responds quickly with high accuracy, ideal for object detection and photoelectric switching. It connects easily to TTL and CMOS circuits.
American Bright’s product features include:
- Discrete infrared
- Through-hole and SMT packages
- RoHS compliance
- Special pin lengths, pins, and sizes
- High radiant power and intensity
- Narrow and wide radiant angles (20°~130°)
- Optimized performance at 850nm or 940nm wavelengths
Products
Our complete line of advanced through-hole and SMT infrared devices are suitable for both digital and analog control systems. This product offering includes all the components needed to emit, receive, and process infrared signals:
- IR Emitters
- Photo Transistors
- Photo Diodes
- Receiver Modules
- Photo Couplers
- Photo Interrupters
- Ambient Light Sensors (ALS)
Infrared Applications
Since IR sensing collects important information about the environment, the categories of use are multiplying as automation and smart devices become more prevalent.
Whether you are employing infrared for simple detection or in more advanced interactive applications, experienced American Bright engineers can find the parts with the right accuracy and sensitivity for your requirements.
Remote Controls
IR wavelengths are the communication medium for electronic remote controls, a common feature in a wide range of consumer products. American Bright engineers can assist in finding components of the right strength and compatibility for reliable performance.
Robotics
Robots use IR emitters and receivers to navigate objects in the path of travel by detecting infrared light refraction. IR technology can be paired with optical lens design to create specific patterns and placement of light signals.
Home automation
Infrared sensors are finding popularity in smart home systems to detect the presence of people or pets, which can trigger lights, temperature adjustments, or other actions. Infrared LEDS are key components in smoke detectors, garage doors, and other household controls.
Security systems
Infrared sensors are often found in security systems to detect movement which can trigger an alarm or activate a camera. Detection can also add elements of control to security lighting.
High-power IR emitters are used in drones and security cameras for night vision. Cameras can capture high-resolution videos and images, even in complete darkness.
Touchless
IR emitters and detectors are employed to sense the presence of an object. These IR LEDs are ideal for soap dispensers, faucets, hand dryers, pedestrian signals, door openers, among other common touchless devices.
Similarly, smartphones use infrared sensors to detect the presence of the user’s face for facial recognition or to adjust screen brightness based on ambient lighting.
Counting
A photo interrupter combined with an IR emitter and a photo transistor give machines the ability to count the rotations of a gear wheel located in a motor or other mechanical actions, like those found in automated doors, robotic vacuums, vending machines, printers, scanners, and industrial equipment.
