iDus 401 Series
Workhorse laboratory and OEM
CCD platform
Key Specifications

Key Applications

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Peak QE up to 95%

3Raman3

TE cooling down to -100oC

3Fluorescence

3

UltravacTM technology

3Luminescence

326 x 26 µm pixels

3

Photoluminescence

3

Low NIR etaloning options

3

Absorption/Transmission/Reflection

3

USB 2.0 connection

3

Micro-spectroscopy

3

Fringe suppression technology

3

Non-linear spectroscopy (SFG/SHG)

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Introducing iDus 401 Series
The USB 2.0-based iDus series is a compact, yet feature-richplatform suitable for demanding spectroscopy applications
such as low-light UV/NIR Photoluminescence or Raman
spectroscopy, as well as day-to-day routine laboratory
operation and integration into industry-grade systems.

Features and Benefits
FeaturePeak QE up to 95%
Fringe suppression technology asstandard
TE cooling down to -100oC
UltravacTM •1
Single UV-grade fused silica window
26 x 26 µm pixels
Software-selectable pre-amplifier gain
USB 2.0 connection

Benefit
Visible-optimized ‘BVF’ & infrared-optimized ‘BR-DD’ model
Fringing greatly eliminated (Deep-Depletion) or minimized (Back-Thinned ‘BVF‘)Critical for elimination of dark current detection limit - no inconvenience associated with LN2
Critical for sustained vacuum integrity and to maintain unequalled cooling and QE
performance, year after year
Best UV-NIR throughput performance, specific AR coating and wedge options available
Optimized format for high dynamic range and resolution
Choice of best SNR performance or dynamic range at the touch of a button
Ideal for laptop operation Seamless operation alongside USB-based Kymera and Shamrock
spectrographs

Solis software for Spectroscopy

Comprehensive, user-friendly interface for simultaneous detector & spectrograph control

Software Development Kit (SDK)

Ease of control integration into complex setups: Matlab, Labview, Visual Basic, C/C++ or Python

Integrated in EPICS

Platform is fully integrated into the EPICS control software

Applications Guide

DU 401 BVF

DU 401 BR-DD

Absorption/Transmittance/Reflection•

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Fluorescence & Luminescence

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

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NIR Spectroscopy
Raman Spectroscopy (244 – 488 nm)•Raman Spectroscopy (514, 532, 633 nm)•

Raman Spectroscopy (785, 830 nm)
  = Suitable2• = Optimum•Key Specifications•2Model numberSensor optionsDU401A

DU401A BR-DD• BVF: Back Illuminated CCD,Vis-optimized and anti-fringing• BR-DD: Back Illuminated CCD,
Deep Depletion with anti-fringing
Optimum sensor for Near IRapplications

Active pixels•31024 x 127

Pixel size

26 x 26 μm

Image area

26.6 x 3.3 mm with 100% fill factor

Minimum temperatures•4Air cooled
Coolant recirculator
Coolant chiller, coolant @10ºC, 0.75l/min

-80ºC
-95ºC
-100ºCMax spectra per second•588 (10 row crop mode), 81 (Full Vertical Bin)

System window type

BVF sensor: UV-grade fused silica, ‘Broadband VUV-NIR’, unwedged
BR-DD sensor: UV-grade fused silica, ‘VIS-NIR enhanced’, wedged(Various AR coatings & MgF2 options available)

Blemish specifications

Grade 1 sensor from supplier. Camera blemishes as defined by Andor Grade A
See technical article: CCD blemishes and non uniformities black pixels and hot pixels on a ccd sensor

Advanced Specifications •2
Dark current, e-/pixel/sec @ max cooling
0.003
-BVF
BR-DD

0.013

Register well depth
Read noise (e-)

1,000,000 e33 kHz

50 kHz

100 kHz33 kHz50 kHz

100 kHz

BVF: Typ (Max)BR-DD: Typ (Max)

7 (8)
-

10 (12)-

12 (15)
-

5 (6)

6 (8)

10 (15)

Sensitivity (e-/count)

33 kHz

50 kHz

100 kHz33 kHz

50 kHz

100 kHz

2.5-

3.5
2.5

16
112.5-

4.5
2.7

18.2
12

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High Dynamic Range mode
High Sensitivity mode
Linearity•7Better than 99%

Digitization

16 bitVertical clock speed•88, 16, 32, 64 μs (software selectable)3

Dark Current •9Quantum Efficiency Curves •1025°C

1000000
10000010000

Dark current (e-/pixel/s)

1000100BR-DD

1010.1BVF

0.01
0.001
0.0001-100FI-80-60-40-20020

Temperature (°C)

Typical Setup

Quantum Efficiency Curves •10-100ºC

iDus CCD
Power Supply

Complementary Detector(e.g. iDus InGaAs)

USB 2.0

SpectrographPC
Software4

Creating the Optimum Product for you
DU- 401A- BVF
example shown

Step 1.

Cooling option

Step 2.

Choose the sensor type option

Description

Code

Description

Code

Deep cooling: (Air cooled: -80ºC, Coolant
recirculator: -95ºC, Coolant chiller, coolant @10ºC, 0.75 l/min: : -100ºC)

DU

Back-Illuminated CCD, Vis-optimized with
anti-fringing

BVF

Back-Illuminated, Deep Depletion CCD with
anti-fringing

BR-DDCoolingSensorType

Step 3.

Select an alternative camera window (optional)
The standard window has been selected to satisfy most applications. However, other options are available.
The alternative camera window code must be specified at time of ordering.

CameraWindow

Step 4.

Accessories& Adapters

To view and select other window options please refer to the Camera Windows Selector Tool. Further detailed information onwindows can be found in the technical note – How to Select a Window for your Camera.

Select the required accessories and adapters
Description

Order CodeCoolant re-circulator for enhanced cooling performance

XW-RECR

Oasis 160 Ultra Compact Chiller Unit (tubing to be ordered separately)

ACC-XW-CHIL-160

6 mm tubing options for ACC-XW-CHIL-160(2x2.5 m or 2x5 m lengths)

ACC-6MM-TUBING-2X2.5/
ACC-6MM-TUBING-2X5M

C-mount lens adaptor

ACC-LM-C

F-mount lens adaptor

ACC-LM-NIKON-F

Nikon F-mount lens adaptor with shutter

LMS-NIKON-F-NS25B

Shutter Driver for NS25B Bistable Shutter (not needed for Kymera/Shamrock spectrographs)

ACC-SD-VED24

Bistable Shutter, Standalone (not needed for Kymera/Shamrock spectrographs)

ACC-SHT-NS25B

Spectrograph Compatibility
The iDus series is fully compatible with Andor’s Kymera and Shamrock spectrographs (193 - 750 mm focal lengths). Spectrographmounting flanges and software control are available for a wide variety of third party spectrographs including McPherson (including
1 m and greater focal length option), JY/Horiba (excluding USB models), PI/Acton, Chromex/Bruker, Oriel/Newport, Photon Design,Dongwoo, Bentham, Solar TII and others.

Step 5.

Select the required software

Software

The iDus requires at least one of the following software options:
Solis for Spectroscopy A 32-bit and fully 64-bit enabled application for Windows (8.1 and 10) offering rich functionality for dataacquisition and processing. AndorBasic provides macro language control of data acquisition, processing, display and export.
Control of Andor Kymera and Shamrock spectrographs and a very wide range of third party spectrographs is also available,
see list in step 4 above.
Andor SDK A software development kit that allows you to control the Andor range of cameras from your own application.
Available as 32/ 64-bit libraries for Windows (8.1 and 10) and Linux. Compatible with C/C++, C#, Delphi, VB.NET, LabVIEW,
MATLAB and Python.

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Product Drawings
Dimensions in mm [inches]

Mounting hole locations

Connecting to the iDus
Rear connector panel

Camera Control
Connector type: USB 2.0
TTL / Logic
Connector type: SMB, provided with SMB - BNC cable
1 = Fire (Output), 2 = External Trigger (Input), 3 = Shutter (Output)
I2C connector
Compatible with Fischer SC102A054-130
1 = Shutter (TTL), 2 = I2C Clock, 3 = I2C Data, 4 = +5 VDC,5 = Ground)

Weight 2 kg {4 lb 8 oz}

Minimum cable clearance required at rear of camera 90 mm

Have you found what you are looking for?
Need a larger sensor? The iDus 420 series is similar to the 401 series with 26.6 x 6.6 mm format and 1024 x 255 pixels.
Need to work further into the NIR? The iDus InGaAs series, with up to 1024 pixel linear array withtransmission to 2.2 µm.
Need a faster or more sensitive CCD? The Newton series offers over 1,600 spectra per secondand EM technology.
Need more UV sensitivity? The iDus 420 series is similar to the 401 series with a range of UV
optimized sensors.
Need a customized version? Please contact us to discuss our Customer Special Request options.
The iDus series combines seamlessly with Andor’s research grade Kymera and Shamrock Czerny-Turner spectrographs.

6Our Cameras for Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy-based diagnostics in the fields of Material Science, Chemistry, Life Science or Fundamental
Physics & Optics rely on the capture and analysis of optical and chemical signatures with a high degree ofprecision.
Andor’s range of detectors offer a wide range of sensitivity, time-resolution and sensor formats to best suitspecific experimental conditions from UV to SWIR, nanosecond to hours time resolution, high photon flux tosingle photon with super dynamic range and resolution.

High Sensitivity & Dynamic Range

333
3Long exposure
High sensitivity UV-SWIR
Large pixel well depths
High resolution matrix

ns to µs Time-Resolution

33
3iStar CCD & sCMOS

iDus CCD & InGaAs | Newton CCD & EM

Extended Multi-fibre Spectroscopy

kHz Spectral Rates

333Nanosecond gatingHigh sensitivity down to single photon
On-head DDG with ps accuracyµs to ms time-resolution
High sensitivity down to single photon
High resolution matrix

Newton CCD & EMCCD | iXon EMCCD |ZL41 Wave | Marana sCMOS

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Large area sensors
Ultrafast sCMOS and EMCCD options
High sensitivity down to single photon

iKon-M CCD | iXon EMCCD | Zyla sCMOS |Marana sCMOS | iStar CCD & sCMOS

Learn more about our detector range here.

Learn more about our spectrograph solutions here.

7Order TodayNeed more information? At Andor we are committed to finding the correct solution
for you. With a dedicated team of technical advisors, we are able to offer you oneto-one guidance and technical support on all Andor products.
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Footnotes: Specifications are subject to change without notice
1. Assembled in a state-of-the-art facility, Andor’s UltraVac™ vacuum process combines a permanent hermetic
vacuum seal (no o-rings), with a stringent protocol and proprietary materials to minimize outgassing. Outgassing
is the release of trapped gases that would otherwise degrade cooling performance and potentially cause sensor
failure.
2. Figures are typical unless otherwise stated.
3. Edge pixels may exhibit a partial response.
4. Minimum temperatures listed are typical values with ambient temperature of 25°C.
5. Based on a Horizontal Pixel Readout of 100 kHz and a vertical pixel shift of 8 μs.
6. System Readout Noise is for the entire system. It is a combination of CCD readout noise and A/D noise.
Measurement is for Single Pixel readout with the CCD at a temperature of -50°C (BR-DD models tested at -80°C)
and minimum exposure time under dark conditions. Noise is measured at the highest available pre-amplifier gainfor each speed.
7. Linearity is measured from a plot of counts vs exposure time under constant photon flux up to the saturation pointof the system.
8. Vertical speeds are software selectable. All sensors are designed to give optimum Charge Transfer Efficiency(CTE) at 16 μs vertical pixel shift, some decrease in CTE may be observed at faster shift speeds.
9. The graph shows typical dark current level as a function of temperature. The dark current measurement isaveraged over the CCD area excluding any regions of blemishes.
10. Quantum efficiency of the sensor as supplied by the sensor manufacturer.

Items shipped with your camera1x 2m BNC - SMB conection cable
1x 3m USB 2.0 cable Type A to Type B
1x Set of hex keys (7/64” & 3/32”)
1x Power supply with mains cable
1x Electronic copy of user guides
1x Individual system performance booklet
1x Electronic copy of Solis software or SDK (ifordered)

Regulatory Compliance
Compliant with the requirements of the EU EMC andLVD Directives, compliant with the international EMC
and safety standards IEC 61326-1 and IEC 61010-1.

Minimum Computer Requirements:••••

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Operating and Storage Conditions•••

Operating Temperature: 0°C to 30°C
ambient
Relative Humidity: < 70% (non-condensing)
Storage Temperature: -25°C to 50°C

3.0 GHz single core or 2.4 GHz multi coreprocessor
2 GB RAM
100 MB free hard disc to install software (atleast 1 GB recommended for data spooling)USB 2.0 High Speed Host Controller capable ofsustained rate of 40 MB/s
Windows (8.1 and 10)

Power Requirements••

100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption: 42 W (max)Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Labview is a registered trademark of National Instruments.
Matlab is a registered trademark of The MathWorks Inc.

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