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2 layersOip opa818 alt, the printed circuit board in 3D

Photodiode transimpedance amplifier, on a one inch diameter circular PCB

Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
32
Nets
24
Pads
107
Tracks, vias
175, 85
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
29 Feb 2020
Updated
29 Nov 2025

Overview

Oip opa818 alt is an open-source printed circuit board by aewallin, from the aewallin/One-Inch-Photodetector repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board with 32 parts on 24 nets, routed with 175 tracks and 85 vias.

Its parts include 13 capacitors, 6 resistors, 4 ICs, 3 diodes and 2 connectors.

README

OPA818_ALTpinout/readme.md

OPA818 with BUF602 output-buffer, for Fermionics FD80 photodiode

Note pinout: 1 Anode, 2 Cathode, 3 Case - this differs from Hamamatsu S5973 and similar photodiodes.

For detection of beat-notes between a femtosecond frequency comb and CW lasers, two detectors built with Fermionics FD80FC fiber-coupled InGaAs photodiode with 5.1 kOhm transimpedance shows >250 MHz bandwidth. Figure shows output-referred noise from detector, in 10 kHz RBW. TIASim model fits the measurement data with a parasitic capacitance of 0.16 pF.

beatnote-detector Lowest trace shows spectrum analyzer noise floor with no DUT connected. Note use of "Sample" detector mode required to relate measurements to calculated predictions. Dark noise is detector output with powersupply on, but no light on detector. Bright or frequency-response is detector output signal with modulated laser light on the detector, modulator driven from spectrum analyzer Tracking Generator output.

Parts

32
QtyValueFootprintReferences
74u7Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC101, C102, C103, C107, C112, C113, C114
4100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC105, C106, C108, C109
210RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R2
256kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR101, R107
2DDiode_SMD:D_SOD-323FD101, D103
2TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_D1.0mm_Drill0.5mmTP101, TP102
1100uInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricL101
110nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC104
1300RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR102
149R9Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR106
1BUF602xDBVPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U104
1CCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC115
1Conn_01x03Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ102
1Conn_CoaxialConnector_Coaxial:MMCX_Molex_73415-1471_VerticalJ101
1LT3042xMSEPackage_SO:MSOP-10-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.68x1.88mmU101
1LT3093xMSEPackage_SO:MSOP-12-1EP_3x4.039mm_P0.65mm_EP1.651x2.845mmU102
1OPA818xDRGPackage_SON:WSON-8-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.45x2.4mmU1
1RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricRF101
1TO18_photodiode_altpinoutPackage_TO_SOT_THT:TO-18-3D1

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Questions

What parts does the Oip opa818 alt use?

32 parts. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Oip opa818 alt KiCad files?

From the aewallin/One-Inch-Photodetector repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is OPA818_ALTpinout/oip_opa818_alt.kicad_pcb and its schematic OPA818/oip_opa818.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Oip opa818 alt design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask aewallin before reusing the design.