HIGH SPEED IMAGING

iCMOS 160

160 fps intensified CMOS camera for high-speed applications

It’s market leading speed of 160 frames per second at full resolution, coupled with optional ultra-fast gating, enables higher sensitivity measurements in a wide range of time resolved applications, including plasma physics, fluorescence lifetime imaging and combustion diagnostics.

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Features

High speed full frame imaging of 160 fps

provides faster image acquisition and higher sensitivity images

Gating to < 3 ns

enable accurate capture of fast transient events while reducing unwanted background

Gating repetition rate up to 300 kHz

for improved signal-to-noise using high repetition rate lasers

Fiber optic coupling of the image intensifier to the CMOS sensor

boosts gain and reduces vignetting

16 independent Regions of Interest

allows significantly higher readout rates for smaller regions of interest

USB interface

for plug-n-play operation

Fully integrated gating control and power supply

resulting in no troublesome high voltage cabling

High QE image intensifiers

for best-in-class QE throughout the UV ensuring excellent signal-to-noise

Highly customisable options

include alternative sensors, 40 mm intensifiers and multi-MCP configurations for higher gain

Applications

Time resolved fluorescence imaging

Time resolved spectroscopy

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)

Plasma physics

Combustion Diagnostics

Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FILM)

Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

Raman spectroscopy

Bio and chemiluminescence imaging

Overview

Frame rates in excess of 1000 fps are possible at reduced frame size. Bespoke versions of the iCMOS 160 can be delivered with any of the wide range of Photek’s image intensifiers, including intensifiers with market-leading UV sensitivity and size. Operation has never been easier thanks to the plug-n-play USB 3.0 interface, fully integrated gate unit and intuitive Image32 software.

Specifications

CAMERA

GATING

INTENSIFIER

WINDOW READOUT

CAMERA

Camera	Readout Size	Frame Rate
Image Format	Sony IMX174 Sensor, 1920 x 1200 pixels	1920 x 1200	160
Pixel Size	5.86 microns	1536 x 1080	180
Region of Interest	Up to 16 independently selectable ROIs	512 x 512	368
Exposure Time	18 µs to 1 s (30 s Long exposure mode)	256 x 256	689
Pixel Clock	30 MHz to 480 MHz	128 x 128	1210
ADC	8 / 10 / 12 bits	1920 x 32	2896
Interface	USB 3.0

GATING

Gating	Standard	High Speed Option
Min Gate Width	50 ns	3 ns
Max Repetition Rate	10 kHz	300 kHz
Gating Control
Gate Controller	Integrated GIC3 controller
Delay/Width Increment	1 ns steps
Trigger Mode	External / Camera / Time base
Camera Trigger	Synchronous (1 gate trigger per camera frame) or Asynchronous (multiplegate triggers per camera frame)
Internal Time Base	Programmable in range 1 Hz to 300 kHz

INTENSIFIER

Intensifer	MCP118	MCP125
Active Window Size	18 mm diameter	25 mm diameter
Input Window Material	Fused Silica or Fibre Optic	Fused Silica or Fibre Optic
Pixel Size	9.1 microns	13.3 microns
Photocathode	S20, SB, S20B, Bialkali, S25	S20, SB, S20B, Bialkali, S25
Coupling Method	Fibre Optic Taper	Fibre Optic Taper
Resolution	45 lp/mm	40 lp/mm
Uniformity	10% SD/mean	10% SD/mean
Phosphor (Decay time)	P43 (1 ms to 10%) or P46 (200 ns to 10%)	P43 (1 ms to 10%) or P46 (200 ns to 10%)
HV Power Supply	Integrated WP610 PSU	Integrated WP610 PSU