Long-Life™ Microchannel Plates exclusively from PHOTONIS provide sustained output up to fi ve times longer than other MCPs.Extended Dynamic Range™ MCPs provide the highest dynamic range available (EDR).
Detection Effi ciency - PHOTONIS offers small pore MCPs and optional enhancement coatings for the highest possible detection effi ciency.TruFlite™ MountingPad™ MCPs reduce the Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer arrival time jitter.

PHOTONIS products have led the industry in electro-optics and fi ber optics for over 40 years. We supply standard and custom made products and offer personal expert service designed to meet the rigorous demands of radiation detection and signal amplifi cation applications. Our unrivaled expertise in designing and manufacturing Long-Life™ Microchannel Plates and related technology ensures the most sensitive and highly-integrated systems available for today and tomorrow.
Our diverse manufacturing capabilities provide solutions for any detection application, no matter how unique. PHOTONIS is the largest microchannel plate manufacturer in the world with the most advanced equipment for producing MCPs and MCP Detector Assemblies (APDs) to add additional value.
PHOTONIS Long-Life™ Microchannel Plates use an exclusive material which has demonstrated superior lifetime characteristics in a wide range of detection and imaging applications.
Long-Life™ Microchannel Plates are the foundation for a variety of applications including image intensifi cation, remote detection, surface science, space science, high energy physics, and mass spectrometry. They offer longer life, higher gain, and lower dark current than any other commercially available microchannel plate.
Our unique MountingPad™ design minimizes MCP warping and cracking.  TruFlite™ MCPs are optimized for fl atness to reduce time jitter for Time-of-Flight applications.
This table will help you to select the right confi guration for your specifi c application. If you have any questions or need assistance, do not hesitate to contact us at sales@usa.photonis.com.

Custom MCPs

In addition to the most complete line of standard MCPs available, PHOTONIS also offers a wide range of custom products. Among the options available are: Custom formats (rectangular, annular sector, circular zone, virtually any shape and size), enhancement coatings, optimized bias currents, specialized performance testing, custom aspect ratios, custom electroding depths and Square Pore MCPs e.g. for UV and X-ray focusing.

Pitch / Pore Size

The spatial and temporal resolution of microchannel plates varies inversely with their center-to-center spacing (Pitch). Our highest resolution 2μm pore MCPs are ideal for applications where image detail or fast response time is important.
Bias Angle

The bias angle of a microchannel plate is the angle of the channel with the surface normal. It can be varied in order to optimize the angular dependency of UV and soft X-ray detection. Collimation applications primarily select 0° bias angles. High resolution analog detection applications are optimal at 5°. Chevron and Z-Stack assemblies perform best with 8° or 12° bias angle MCPs.