Camera Solutions

For Ground-Based Astronomy

Teledyne Imaging provides multiple camera solutions for a range of ground-based imaging and spectroscopy instrumentation. With high performance CCD, EMCCD, CMOS, and InGaAs sensor technology, our camera solutions serve multiple applications. Each camera has the capability of being partially of fully customized for specific optimization criteria, alongside full electronic integration and in-house calibration.

Our camera solutions provide the highest sensitivity with back-illuminated sensor technology. With deep-cooling as standard, our cameras offer low noise for measurements over a range of exposure times. Teledyne Imaging provides CCD camera solutions with large format sensors, high quantum efficiency, and deep cooling for large image, long integration experiments. With ultra-low read noise and single photon read noise, our EMCCD camera capabilities allow for detection of the faintest of signals. Our CMOS camera solutions have low read noise, high quantum efficiency, and high dynamic range over a large sensor area; ideal for dynamic capture.

Teledyne Imaging also manufactures near infrared camera solutions, with high sensitivity up to 1.7 μm. With ultra-low noise detection, our near infrared cameras cover a wide range of applications for experimental flexibility.

Camera Solution Benefits

  • Fully integrated electronics
  • CCD, EMCCD, CMOS, and InGaAs options
  • Imaging and spectroscopy solutions
  • Range of sensor sizes for ultimate flexibility
  • NUV to NIR wavelength coverage

Key Technology Benefits

  • 6.5 – 16 μm pixel sizes
  • High sensitivity in the visible or near infrared
  • Down to 0.7 e- read noise
  • High dynamic range, up to 18-bit in the COSMOS
  • Large sensor sizes
  • Large pixel numbers

Heritage

Teledyne Imaging is involved in multiple ground-based observatory projects, providing both imaging and spectroscopic solutions.

  • Multiple projects in observatories worldwide
  • Numerous ongoing projects for various ground-based applications
  • Imaging and spectroscopic instrumentation solutions
  • Various camera customizations
  • Close collaboration with the customer to provide the highest performance camera for their application
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Camera Products

For camera product details, follow the links below to our Teledyne Princeton Instruments and Teledyne Photometrics sister sites. 

Product Sensor Resolution Pixel size (um) Wavelength range (nm)
COSMOS-09 CMOS 3040 x 3040 10 300-1050
COSMOS-46 CMOS 6800 x 6800 10 300-1050
COSMOS-66 CMOS 8120 x 8120 10 300-1050
SOPHIA 2048 x 2048-132 CCD 2048 x 2048 13.5 150-1050
SOPHIA 2048 x 2048-152 CCD 2048 x 2048 15 150-1050
SOPHIA 4096 x 4096 CCD 4096 x 4096 15 250-1050
KURO 1200B CMOS 1200 x 1200 11 200-1050
KURO 2048B CMOS 2048 x 2048 11 200-1050
Kinetix  CMOS 3200 x 3200 6.5 300-900
PIXIS 1024 x 1024 CCD 1024 x 1024 13 150-1050
ProEM HS 512BX3 EMCCD 512 x 512 16 200-1050
ProEM HS 1KBX3 - 10μm EMCCD 1024 x 1024 10 200-1050
ProEM HS 1024BX3 EMCCD 1024 x 1024 13 200-1050
ProEM 1600^2 eXcelon3 EMCCD 1600 x 200 16 200-1050
ProEM 1600^4 eXcelon3 EMCCD 1600 x 400 16 200-1050
NIRvana HS InGaAs 640 x 512 20 900-1700
NIRvana 640 InGaAs 640 x 512 20 900-1700
NIRvana LN InGaAs 640 x 512 20 850-1550

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