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Photon etc., a leading Canadian manufacturer of advanced photonic instrumentation, is featured on GoPhotonics for its product portfolio with a suite of high-performance tunable lasers, optical filters, precision lenses, and scientific-grade infrared cameras. These products are engineered to deliver exceptional spectral resolution, imaging accuracy, and detection sensitivity across the visible to short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral range.

Alizé 1.7 Scientific-Grade InGaAs Camera

The Alizé 1.7 is a scientific-grade InGaAs camera designed for NIR and SWIR imaging applications. It features a 640 x 512 pixel sensor with a 15 µm pixel size and supports spectral ranges of 500 nm - 1700 nm and 900 nm - 1700 nm depending on the configuration. The camera combines low-noise operation, high efficiency, and high frame rates using advanced control electronics and a four-stage thermoelectric cooler capable of maintaining operating temperatures down to -60 °C.

The camera offers peak quantum efficiency above 85%, frame rates up to 250 fps through USB 3.0, and integration times from 1 µs to full well capacity. It supports CameraLink and USB 3.0 interfaces and includes PHySpec control and analysis software with C++ and Python SDK support. The Alizé 1.7 is suitable for NIR-II/SWIR bio-imaging, semiconductor wafer inspection, photovoltaic characterization, and laser beam profiling applications.

HypIRia SWIR Lenses

The HypIRia series includes SWIR objective lenses designed for imaging applications in the 1 µm to 2.9 µm spectral range. Available in focal lengths of 11 mm, 15 mm, and 25 mm, the lenses feature f-numbers ranging from 2.1 to 2.6 and support image diameters of 12.3 mm. The optics incorporate broadband anti-reflective coatings to improve throughput and reduce aberrations across the SWIR spectrum.

The lenses provide image-space telecentricity, low distortion, and working distances from 300 mm to infinity. Designed with robust mechanical construction, the HypIRia lenses are intended for industrial machine vision, mining and geology, food and agriculture inspection, process monitoring, and field imaging applications.

ZephIR 1.7 Deeply Cooled InGaAs Camera

The ZephIR 1.7 is a deeply cooled scientific-grade InGaAs camera developed for high-sensitivity SWIR imaging. It utilizes a four-stage thermoelectric cooling system with forced air cooling to maintain temperatures as low as -80 °C without requiring liquid nitrogen or water cooling systems. The camera integrates a 640 x 512 InGaAs sensor with 15 µm pixels and supports spectral ranges from 500 nm - 1700 nm and 900 nm - 1700 nm.

The camera delivers peak quantum efficiency above 85%, low dark current, and frame rates up to 250 fps in full-frame operation with significantly higher speeds in ROI modes. It supports CameraLink and USB 3.0 connectivity and is compatible with PHySpec software and SDK tools. The ZephIR 1.7 is designed for NIR-II/SWIR bio-imaging, photovoltaic characterization, semiconductor inspection, and scientific imaging applications requiring high sensitivity and low noise performance.

LLTF CONTRAST Tunable Optical Filter

The LLTF CONTRAST is a non-dispersive tunable bandpass filter based on volume Bragg grating technology. Designed for operation across the 400 nm to 2500 nm spectral range, the filter acts as a wavelength selector when coupled with a supercontinuum white laser source. It provides continuously tunable narrowband output with bandwidths ranging from 0.15 nm to 5 nm.

The filter offers optical density above OD6, out-of-band rejection better than -60 dB, and peak efficiency around 60-65%. It supports USB control connectivity and does not require alignment or adjustment during operation. The LLTF CONTRAST is intended for advanced spectroscopy applications including photoluminescence excitation, Raman spectroscopy, and photoluminescence measurements.

ZephIR 2.5 SWIR Camera

The ZephIR 2.5 is a deep-cooled SWIR camera sensitive from 850 nm to 2500 nm. It incorporates an MCT focal plane array with a 320 x 256 sensor format and 30 µm pixel size. The camera uses thermoelectric cooling with forced air to reach operating temperatures of -80 °C while avoiding the maintenance requirements associated with liquid nitrogen or Stirling cooling systems.

The camera supports frame rates up to 340 fps in full-frame mode and up to 4000 fps in ROI operation. It provides peak quantum efficiency of 85%, 14-bit digitization, and integration times from 1 µs to full well capacity. Designed for demanding industrial and scientific applications, the ZephIR 2.5 supports imaging in mining and geology, food inspection, process monitoring, and extended SWIR imaging systems.

With coverage extending from the visible spectrum to 2500 nm, these imaging systems, filters, and optics support a broad range of spectroscopy, scientific imaging, industrial inspection, and process monitoring applications. Their combination of high sensitivity, low-noise imaging, broadband spectral coverage, and tunable optical performance enables integration into advanced photonics and infrared imaging platforms.

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