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Princeton Instruments has introduced KURO:1200B, the world’s first scientific CMOS camera system to implement back-illuminated sensor technology. Until now, this key technology had been leveraged almost exclusively by CCD camera systems, which despite their excellent sensitivity are unable to match CMOS frame rates. Front-illuminated CMOS cameras, meanwhile, cannot meet the high-sensitivity requirements of today’s ultra-low-light scientific imaging and spectroscopy applications. The KURO:1200B camera, however, delivers both the fast frame rates and the exceptional sensitivity needed for applications such as hyperspectral imaging, astronomy, cold-atom imaging, quantum imaging, fluorescence spectroscopy, and high-speed spectroscopy, all whilst eliminating the drawbacks commonly associated with front-illuminated scientific CMOS cameras.

Due to its back-illuminated scientific CMOS (sCMOS) sensor architecture, the new KURO provides more than 95% quantum efficiency and 100% fill factor. Furthermore, this next-generation sCMOS camera significantly reduces the fixed-pattern noise seen in front-illuminated sCMOS cameras and eliminates the need for the performance-limiting microlenses they often require. The lack of microlenses lets the unique KURO detect light from the UV to the NIR without a reduction in quantum efficiency. Scientists and engineers will benefit from the KURO:1200B camera’s ultra-low-level read noise (1.3 e- rms median), high frame rates (82 fps at full 1200 x 1200 resolution), and flexible off-chip (software) binning capabilities. The 11 µm2 pixel pitch of the new detector captures 2.8x more photons than other sCMOS sensors and handles a full well of 80,000 electrons, allowing excellent dynamic range (61,500:1 or 95 dB).

Designed for operation within the Princeton Instruments LightField software ecosystem, the KURO camera is easy to control and can be integrated quickly in myriad imaging and spectroscopy experiments. The highly regarded 64-bit LightField imaging and spectroscopy software package provides hundreds of user enhancements, includes a powerful built-in math engine to perform live data analysis, and permits direct control from third-party packages such as LabVIEW (National Instruments) and MATLAB (MathWorks). A full suite of input-output TTL signals is provided as well, making it easy to synchronize camera operation with external events or light sources.

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