Finger Lakes Instrumentation
A History of Engineering Excellence
FLI adds cameras and filter wheels to your system solution toolbox

Experience

Applications

Markets

Finger Lakes Instrumentation has been
supplying high performance imaging
solutions to a wide variety of markets forover 20 years. We began designing andmanufacturing cooled CCD cameras in1998. We incorporated in 2000. Since
that time we have shipped thousands ofcameras to over 50 countries worldwide.

Astronomy
Solar Cell Inspection
X-ray Crystallography
Forensics
Spectroscopy
Gel Imaging
Microarray Imaging
Fluorescence microscopyBioluminescence
ChemiluminescenceProtein analysis
DNA sequencing
DNA cloning
Gene expression studies

FLI products are designed and manufactured
in New York, USA. However, the majorityof our products are exported! We have supplied
to OEMs in North America, Asia, the Middle
East, and Europe. Our customers have theconfidence to install our products in remote
automated observatories from Finland toAntarctica, all around the globe.

Our first cameras were designed for
astronomy and astrophotography, but wesoon found customers in other applications,
including fluorescence imaging, TEM,chemiluminescence, x-ray, forensics, andspectroscopy.
We have designed CCD cameras formore than 50 different CCDs from ON
Semi, Teledyne e2v, Sony, Hamamatsu,and Fairchild. We currently manufacture
cameras using more than 40 different
CCDs. In January 2018 we introduced
our first cooled scientific CMOS cameras.
We also develop best-in-class accessories
for imaging, including filter wheels.

FLI is ready to assist you with your camera
requirements whether you need hundredsof cameras with consistent batch to batch
performance or a single camera optimizedfor a unique application.

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Cooled Cameras
Why Cool the Sensor?
Cooling improves the signal-to-noise ratio and minimizes cosmetic defects in sensors.

KeplerFLI’s new Kepler series of cooled cameras supports higher throughput, up to 35
channels, and a variety of new sensors, including scientific CMOS. The Kepler KL400
has high sensitivity (95% peak quantum efficiency) coupled with low noise (1.5 electrons)even at video frame rates. The KL4040 is a high QE front illuminated camera with agenerous 52mm imaging diagonal. The game changing KL6060 will feature a 38MP,
87mm diagonal sensor.
Modularity
The majority of FLI cameras are exported; to minimize shipping costs, Kepler’s shutter,fans, and digital board have all been designed to be user-replaceable.

Cooled CCD Cameras
ProLineMicroLine

Hyperion

ProLine cameras offer the deepest cooling
MicroLine cameras cover a broad range ofThe Hyperion camera was developedof our standard cameras, and provide two
possibilities, from small interline transfer to satisfy a single customer’s need forpower and two USB connections for FLI sensors with a C-mount front flange to theMicroLine performance in a package
accessories. A complete imaging system large format full frame CCDs. Despite being shorter from front to back. Since that time,(camera, filter wheel and focuser) can be smaller and lighter than ProLine cameras,
demand for Hyperion cameras has growncontrolled with a single power and USB MicroLines cool within a few degrees of to rival the MicroLines. Based on the samecable from your PC. High and low data their larger sibling, and substantially deeper electronics as the MIcroLines, Hyperions
rates are optimized using independent than competitive models. Smaller sensors are similar in performance. Hyperions do
analog to digital converters. Both the inner have a shorter back focal distance than not support large shutters (65mm).
and outer chambers are sealed for harsh ProLine cameras.
MicroLines support
environments.
dual and quad channel readout with somesensors.

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Sensors
Sensors Supported in FLI Cameras
Sensor
SourceSensorSensorType

Front-illuminated Sensors
GPixelCMOSGPixel
CMOS
GPixelGSense400 CMOS
Interline Transfer CCDs
Sony
ICX695CCD
Sony
ICX285/825
CCD
Back-illuminated Sensors
GPixelCMOS
CCD
e2v
CCD230-84
CCD
e2v
CCD230-42e2v
CCD42-40
CCD
GPixelGSense400 CMOS
e2v
CCD47-20
CCD
e2v
CCD47-10
CCD
1

PixelsX

PixelsY

Pixel
microns

6144
4096
2048

6144
4096
2048

2750
1360
6144
4096
2048
2048
2048
1024
1024

Array Size (mm)X

Y

Area(mm2)

Diag(mm)

Video
1
Size

Pixels

Full
Well

10911

61.4
36.9
22.5

61.4
36.9
22.5

3775
1359.0507.5

86.952.1
31.9

5.4
3.3
2.4

37.7M
16.7M
4.2M

135K
70K
120K

2200
1024

4.54
6.45

12.5
8.8

10.0
6.6

124.7
57.9

16.0
11.0

1.0
0.7

6.0M
1.4M

17K
21K

6200
4096
2048
2048
2048
1024
1024

1015
15
13.5
1113
13

61.44
61.4
30.7
27.6
22.5
13.3
13.3

61.44
61.4
30.7
27.6
22.5
13.3
13.3

3775
3775
943.7
764.4
507.5
177.2
177.2

86.9
86.9
43.4
39.1
31.9
18.8
18.8

5.4
5.4
2.7
2.4
2.0
1.2
1.2

37.7M
16.8M
4.2M
4.2M
4.2M1048K
1048K

102K
150K
150K
100K
92K
100K
100K

Video size: In the world of video, a diagonal of 16mm is called a 1” sensor.

Front-illuminated Sensors

GSense6060
6144 x 6144
10 micronssCMOSSensors are shown actual size.

Back-illuminated Sensors
GSense4002048 x 2048
11 microns
sCMOS

GSense4002048 x 2048
11 microns
sCMOS

GSense6060
6144 x 6144
10 microns
sCMOS

CCD230-422048 x 2048
15 microns

CCD230-844096 x 4096
15 microns
CCD

CCD42-402048 x 2048
13.5 microns

Interline Transfer CCDs

CCD47-101024 x 1024
13 microns

ICX6952750 x 2200
4.54 microns
ICX2851360 x 1024
6.45 microns

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Filter Wheels
Leading Edge Accessories
All filter wheels use unmounted filters only. All use a stepper motor and magnetic Hall-effect homing device.
FLIFilter software is included in the FLI Software Installation Kit on https://www.flicamera.com/software/index.html.
For additional detail regarding mechanical specifications, please see drawings at https://www.flicamera.com/cfw/index.html
For most materials, subtract 1/3 of the thickness of any filter (e.g. subtract 1mm for a 3mm thick filter) as well as 1/3 of the thickness of any cover glasson the sensor.

Model

CFW2-7

CFW5-7

CFW9-5CL-1-10CL-1-14

Number ofWheels

11

12

2

Thickness1(inch / mm)

0.822 (20.88)

0.85 (21.59)

0.595 (15.11)

1.10 (27.94)

1.10 (27.94)

Weight(lbs / kg)

2.9 (1.32)

4.3 (1.95)

3.2 (1.45)

4.3 (1.95)

4.3 (1.95)7Filter Positions

77

510 (8)714 (12)8Filter Size22” / 50 mm550 mm SQ

65 mm SQ50 mm SQ

2” / 50 mm

Filter Thickness

1-5 mmCamera SideFLI Dovetail

FLI Dovetail10-32 BP6

CL ZTA

CL ZTAOptics Side2” 24 tpi

3” 24 tpi

M92-1

CL ZTA

CL ZTA

OBFD KL3

36.4 mm37.1 mm30.6 mm43.4 mm943.4 mm9

OBFD KL654

41.7 mm

42.4 mm35.9 mm

48.7 mm948.7 mm9Notes:
1. Front to back thickness of the filter wheel excluding motor, in inches (mm).
2. Filters are round unless followed by SQ, indicating square.
3. KL OBFD = OBFD for Kepler camera with no shutter, 25mm shutter, or 45mm shutter with FLI dovetail + filter wheel.
4. KL65 OBFD = Optical back focal distance (image plane of CCD to optics side of filter wheel) for KL camera with 65 mm shutter.
5. Carousel will accept either 2” or 50 mm filters.
6. BP = bolt pattern. Mates directly to ProLine, MicroLine, or Kepler with optional front plate.
7. Because the carousels overlap, one position in each is normally left open. For example, eight + two open positions for the CL-1-10.
8. CL ZTA = CenterLine Zero Tilt AdapterTM
9. Assumes CL ZTA flange on front of camera.
Kepler cameras with the standard FLI dovetail flange mate directly to the CFW2 and CFW5 filter wheels without adding back focal distance.
Kepler cameras with the CFW9 flange bolts directly to the CFW9.
Kepler cameras with the CL ZTA flange mate directly to the CenterLine CL-1-10 and CL-1-14 filter wheels without adding back focal distance.

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