Contact Join us Your First Light Who are we ? Products Downloads News Applications Software Find a distributor PRODUCTS > C-RED ONE C-RED ONE THE FASTEST AND LOWEST NOISE MCT CAMERA FOR SWIR IMAGING The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 673944 THEORY OF OPERATION The discovery of electron initiated avalanche photodiodes (e-APD) using mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) semiconductor materials permitted a significant breakthrough in SWIR imaging. C-RED One is using a unique 320 x 256 pixels HgCdTe e-APD array with 24 μm pixel pitch. The sensor allows sub-electron readout noise, taking advantage of the e-APD noise free multiplication gain and non-destructive readout ability. C-RED One is also capable of multiple regions of interest (ROI) readout allowing faster image rate (10’s of KHz) while maintaining unprecedented sub-electron readout noise. The sensor is cooled down to cryogenic temperature (90 K) using an integrated pulse tube with a high reliability. C-RED One is opening a new era in terms of sensitivity and speed in the SWIR scientific cameras domain. APPLICATIONS LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE AND TRACKING SPECTROSCOPY OCT IMAGING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY CELLULAR IMAGING SPECKLE INTERFEROMETRY SPACE DEBRIS TRACKING SECURE LASER COMMUNICATION FRINGE TRACKING EXO-PLANETS RESEARCH ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS ADAPTIVE OPTICS SHARE SEND BY E MAIL WATCH OUR VIDEOS MAIN FEATURES < 1 electron RON + dark Up to 3500 FPS full frame Multiple readout modes (Global Reset, Rolling reset, Single read, CDS or non-destructive reads) 90K Operation with integrated pulse tube cooling OTHER FEATURES 320 x 256 pixels revolutionary Avalanche Photodiode Detector (e-APD) 60% QE flat from 1.1 to 2.4 µm (J,H,K) 24 µm pixels pitch 16 bits precision A/D converter ROI Ultra Low Latency CameraLink™ full interface Clock & trigger imput / output for synchronous operation T-Mount optical interface Available in H band configuration (0.8 – 1.75 μm) with f/4 baffle Available in K band configuration (0.8 – 2.43 μm) with f/20 baffle Embedded cold blocking filters SWaP: H 238 x W 180 x L 365 mm, 19.4 kg, up to 300 W SOFTWARE First Light Vision SDK (C, C++, Python) / LabVIEW / μManager / MatLab CUSTOMISATION Contact us for more information DOCUMENTATION C-RED SWIR CAMERAS PRODUCT LINE C-RED ONE – DATASHEET 8 REASONS TO CHOOSE A C-RED SWIR CAMERA C-RED ONE – USER MANUAL – 20211025 C-RED ONE – ADDENDUM TO USER MANUAL – 20170712V0.1 READ PUBLICATION CHARA/MIRC-X: a high-sensitive six telescope interferometric imager concept, commissioning and early science MIRC-X: a highly-sensitive six telescope interferometric imager at the CHARA Array READ ALL PUBLICATIONS APP NOTES - FOCUS - CASE STUDIES TYPICAL PERFORMANCES INTERFACE DRAWING Test measurement Result Unit Maximum speed Full frame single readout 3500 FPS Readout Noise at 3500 FPS and gain ~50, looking at a black body at a temperature of 80K <1 e- Dark current looking at black body at a temperature of 80K and e-APD gain x10 80 e-/p/s Quantization 16 bit Detector Operating Temperature (No LN2) 80 K Flat Quantum Efficiency from 1.1 to 2.4 µm (J,H,K) >60 % Operability due to CDS noise / pixels with noise <2*median at bias of 9V and integration time of 10 0.1 % Operability due to signal response / pixels with signal <0.8*median at bias of 9V and integration time of 10 0.1 % Excess noise Factor F 1.25 % Pulse tube cooling, vibration imparted to the detector with respect to the front flange of the camera (RMS along each detector axis) 1.25 % CONTACT FIND A DISTRIBUTOR TESTIMONIAL "The high sensitivity of the camera, coupled with the high frame rate, are real game changers in the realm of high-contrast imaging." Frantz Martinache, Researcher at Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, leading the KERNEL project – installed on the SCExAO Instrument TESTIMONIAL "FLI provides the turnkey high frame rate high sensitivity cameras systems for our instrument, enabling fast and easy integration of some of the most advanced detector technologies." Dr. Olivier Guyon, Astronomer at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan – SUBARU Telescope, SCExAO Instrument FIRST LIGHT VISION SUPPORTS PLEORA 2021 Nov 12 First Light Vision now supports PLEORA GigE Vision 2.0 connectivity for Camera Link Full cameras + VISIT FIRST LIGHT AT VISION 2021 IN STUTTGART! 2021 Sep 14 Visit our booth 10G58 from October 5 to 7, 2021! + HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIRST LIGHT IMAGING! 2021 Jul 27 First Light Imaging is 10 years old! + READ ALL NEWS Applications Astronomy Life Sciences / Research Industry Surveillance / Safety Art Inspection News FIRST LIGHT VISION SUPPORTS PLEORA MARITIME SURVEILLANCE WITH C-RED 2 Newsletter Email You agree to your personal data being stored and used to receive newsletters from First Light Imaging. © Copyright 2021 FIRST LIGHT - Legal Notice - FLI SAS General Sales Conditions - FLI CORP Terms and Conditions - Confidentiality Policy - Design by Kaiman