High sensitivity InGaAs 900-1700 nm cameras
The new NIT-HiPE-SenS is a high end SWIR camera. It has TEC & fan air-cooled operating mode.
The camera features best in class performance for low light images and also long exposure time applications (thanks to very Low Noise and very Low Dark Current)
The NIT-HiPE-SenS infrared camera fills the gap between too expensive cooled systems and inexpensive cameras with short exposure times. Many applications don't demand cooling down to -80ºC and the cost-effective price of the HiPE-SenS will position it as a great candidate for high performance yet affordable InGaAs cameras.
They come with a 24-month warranty.
Key features of the NIT high end IR InGaAs cameras (900-1700nm):
- TEC & fan air-cooled: operation at -20ºC
- 900 - 1700 nm, high QE InGaAs sensor
- 3 gain levels
- Lowest dark current in its class: <1500 e-/pixels/s @-20°C
- High QE: 90% typ
- Long exposure times
- Sensor noise: <40 e-
- Integration time: 10 us to 112 s
- Frame rate: up to 230 fps full frame
- Global shutter
- VGA, 640 x 512 px
- Bad Pixel Replacement and Non-Uniformity Correction
- USB3.0 interface
- Proprietary software WiDyVision and SDK; Windows and Linux
- MicroManager adapter
Typical applications of the infrared (NIR - SWIR) high sensitivity cameras with InGaAs sensors:
- Medical & Life Science
- Metrology
- Microscopy
- Hyperspectral
- Process control (industry, semiconductors, food, …)
- solar panel and plant inspection; photoluminiscence, electroluminiscence
- Surveillance
- Photon counting
- Astronomy
- Infrared imaging in general
Specifications of the NIT SWIR 900-1700 nm high performance cameras NIT-SenS-1280
| Sensor | NSC1901T-SI |
| Material | InGaAs |
| Resolution | 1280(H)x1024(V) |
| Pixel size | 10µm x 10µm |
| Spectral response | 0.9 to 1.7 μm |
| Response | Linear (CTIA); Low, Med & High Gain |
| Sensor Noise | • typ. < 27e- in CTIA High Gain
• <155e- in CTIA Low Gain |
| Dynamic range | • 52dB typical in CTIA (High Gain) with CDS
• 62dB typical in CTIA (Low Gain) |
| Full well capacity (in CTIA) | • >11ke- (CTIA High Gain)
• >210ke- (CTIA Low Gain) |
| Dark current | Typical 30ke-/px/s |
| Modes | IWR/ITR, CDS, ROI |
| QE | >85% |
| Frame rate | 60 Hz, full frame |
| Partial reading mode | ROI
Selective line scanning |
| Integration Time | 10us to 220ms in ITR |
| Trigger | IN/OUT (LVTTL), adjustable delay |
| Dimensions | 58 x 58 x 70 mm |
| Weight | < 400g |
| Lens mount | C-Mount native |
| Operating Temp | -40°C to +71°C |
| Interface | USB 3.0, CameraLink |
| GUI | NITVision / NITLink |
| SDK | Windows & Linux |
Summary chart of the InGaAs SWIR 900-1700 nm cameras that we can offer:
| Resolution | Interface | Max. Frame Rate (1) | Peak QE | Max Dynamic Range (2) | Mode (3) | Cooling |
| NIT-WiDy-SWIR | 320x256 / 640x512 | USB3.0, GigE, Analog, CL | 200 / 100 Hz | > 70% | 120 dB | Log | no TEC |
| NIT-WiDy-SenS | 320x256 / 640x512 | USB3.0, GigE, Analog, CL | 1000 / 230 Hz | > 70% | 120 dB | Log / Lin | TEC |
| NIT-HiPe-SenS | 640x512 | USB3.0 | 230 Hz | > 85% (90% typ) | 64 dB | Lin | TEC2 + fan |
| NIT-SenS-1280 | 1280x1024 | USB3.0 | 60 Hz | > 85% | 62 dB | Lin | TEC |
| NIT-LiSa-SWIR | 2048x1 | CL | 60 KHz | > 85% | 64 dB | Lin | TEC |
(1) at full resolution
(2) depending on operation parameters
(3) Logarithmic mode provides high dynamic range (HDR mode); Linear mode provides high sensitivity (HS mode)
