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As market leaders in high performance imaging solutions for OEM and industrial usage, Andor’s extensive portfolio of scientific cameras offer a superb combination of sensitivity, speed, dynamic range, noise characteristics and linearity, ensuring optimal performance for high fidelity imaging and quantitative measurement. Our range of cameras are complemented by the most accessible and user-friendly SDK in the market and are adaptable to a range of environmental conditions or for use inside instruments. Our standard product line includes the following sensor technologies. These are available in several different camera designs.
Andor's sCMOS cameras offer an advanced set of performance features that render them a flexible high speed, high resolution, and sensitive scientific imaging solution for a broad range of scientific instruments.
The highly successful Zyla sCMOS series with high QE microlens sensors and ultra-low noise, is available now with reengineered and enhanced sensor chamber. Zyla offers superb imaging and spectroscopic flexibility, compactness for tight optical spaces, extensive software compatibility and exceptional price/performance value. Benefit from economy of scale from a workhorse OEM platform that ships thousands of units every year.
Zyla 4.2 provides high sensitivity from a combination of 82% QE and very low 0.9 e- read noise, in a 4.2 Megapixel sensor. Ideal for fluorescence microscopy.
Zyla 5.5 is an ideal workhorse, a highly cost-effective and flexible solution that delivers a superior field of view from a 5.5 Megapixel sensor. This camera also offers 2-in-1 rolling and true global shutter functionality, making it ideal for techniques such as particle imaging velocimetry (PIV) and hyperspectral imaging.
Marana is Andor’s latest high-performance sCMOS camera platform with back-illuminated 95% QE and market-leading vacuum cooling to -45 °C, making Marana the most sensitive back-illuminated sCMOS platform available.
The Marana 4.2B-6 offers a 4.2 Megapixel sensor with 6.5 um pixel size, ideal for 60x microscope objectives, up to 135 fps (full resolution) and rolling shutter with global reset functionality for tight synchronization.
The Marana 4.2B-11 comes with 4.2 Megapixel sensor and 11 um pixel size, offering an impressive 32mm sensor diagonal for large field of view imaging.
C-BLUE One is a high-speed, low-noise sCMOS camera. C-Blue One offers true Global Shutter, Back illuminated stacked Sony sensors, and it is currently offered in 3 resolutions: 0.5MP, 1.7MP and 7.1MP.
Furthermore, the 7.1MP sensor has a pixel size of 4.5 µm, ideal for use with low magnification microscopic imaging (down to x20 objectives) of larger samples.
C-Blue One is also available as a UV sensitive version – C-Blue One UV. It is equipped with a high-performance monochrome CMOS global shutter sensor, optimized for the 200-400nm wavelength range with more than 50% quantum efficiency at 300nm, and 30% at 220nm.
EMCCD cameras with single photon sensitivity are the platform of choice for an array of light-starved applications.
Andor’s iXon EMCCD deliver high-end, ultra-sensitive and rapid imaging solutions that offer spectacular price/performance. These cameras have been designed specifically to drive the absolute best from EMCCD sensor technology across all critical performance specs and parameters.
iXon Life is a dedicated, truly high-end, yet accessible ultrasensitive scientific camera platform, designed and offered exclusively for Fluorescence Imaging.
iXon Life offers fast frame rates with a unique price/performance ratio. iXon Life is available with both 512 x 512 pixels (Life 897) and 1024 x 1024 pixels (Life 888) sensor variants with visible range optimized (BV) pixel design.
iXon Life is perfect for Confocal, Super-resolution, Single molecule detection, and live cell microscopy with minimized phototoxicity or photobleaching.
To harness the full capabilities of the EMCCD technology on your instruments, the iXon Ultra line is the solution to your instrumentation.
Both the iXon Ultra 897 (512 x 512 pixels) and Ultra 888 (1024 x 1024 pixels) sensor variants are available in visible (BV), Infra-red (EX2), UV (UVB), and blue optimized (#BB) optimized pixel design.
Equipped with mechanical shutter, offering the deepest cooling temperatures, and utilizing both the EMCCD and conventional CCD amplifier with multitude of readout speeds, iXon Ultra is the most flexible and powerful tool for your high-end instrumentation.
iKon deep-cooled CCDs are suited primarily to low-light imaging applications that typically involve long exposures from tens of seconds to minutes or even hours. These cameras offer back-illuminated QE up to 95% and a relatively slow image readout, typified by usage with weak luminescence detection. A combination of low noise floor, excellent photon response over a wide optical wavelength range (including extended-NIR ‘deep depletion’ versions) and superb image uniformity guides the usage of iKon CCDs.
Andor’s iKon-L 936 is designed to deliver field-of-view with high performance. The 2048 x 2048 array and 13.5 µm pixel pitch combine to deliver a 27.6 x 27.6 mm active image area, TE cooled down to -100°C.
Ultimate sensitivity performance is achieved through combination of up to 95% QE, low noise readout electronics and exceptionally deep TE cooling. The Dual AR deep depletion ‘BEX2-DD’ sensor option provides an unmatched QE profile, offering the highest possible QE from UV through to NIR. Fringe Suppression Technology™ radically minimizes etaloning effects in the NIR.
Andor’s iKon-M 934 series cameras offer high resolution of 1024 x 1024 pixels, up to 95% QEmax, high dynamic range, 13 μm pixels and exceptionally low readout noise. The iKon-M benefits from negligible dark current with industry-leading thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C. Rapid vertical shifts combined with fast kinetics acquisition mode, comprehensive trigger modes and custom coated wedge window options offer flexibility for OEM integrations.
The Dual AR deep depletion ‘BEX2-DD’ sensor option provides an unmatched QE profile, offering the highest possible QE from UV through to NIR. Fringe Suppression Technology™ radically minimizes etaloning effects in the NIR.
Andor’s PV Inspector camera is designed to offer ultimate speed and sensitivity performance for in-line Electro- and Photoluminescence Inspection, delivering > 90% QE beyond 800 nm and incorporating Fringe Suppression Technology™ to minimize fringing effects in the NIR.
The 1024 x 1024 array offers 13 μm pixels, and benefits from negligible darkcurrent with thermoelectric cooling down to -70°C. PV Inspector delivers industry highest throughput via rapid readout speeds up to 5 MHz, combined with a unique ‘dual exposure ring mode’ that allows fast exposure switching. A lockable USB 2.0 port ensures secure vibration resistant connectivity.
The enhanced NIR sensitivity and unique high-speed modes of the PV Inspector enable dual exposure EL inspection at rates in excess of 1 cell per second, ideally suited for very high throughput PV inspection systems as found in stringers and cell sorters. Rapid, dual exposure imaging allows for quantitative measurement of cells under distinct bias levels.
The Andor InGaAs cameras enable high-performance imaging tools for the Short-Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) wavelength range. The InGaAs camera range contains both the models with deep cooling for low-light SWIR applications, as well as cost-effective uncooled versions.
These cameras offer flexibility with high-speed electronics, different interfaces, cooling methods, and coverage of 900 – 1700 nm, as well as for 900 – 1900 nm and 1000 – 2200 nm wavelength ranges. C-red will be a unique platform for your most demanding applications and instruments.
C-RED 2 is a deep cooled, revolutionary ultra-high speed low noise Short Wave Infrared camera, able to run at 600 FPS with less than 30 electrons readout noise. It integrates a 640 x 512 InGaAs PIN Photodiode detector with 15 μm pixel pitch for high resolution, which embeds an electronic shutter with integration pulses shorter than 5 μs.
C-RED 2 offers dark optimization for low light conditions with long exposure times up to 60 seconds, high Dynamic Range: 93 dB, and true 16 bits output.
C-RED 2 ER 1.9µm and 2.2µm are ultra fast extended InGaAs cameras for eSWIR imaging. Both utilize a 640 x 512 InGaAs PIN Photodiode detector with 15µm pixel pitch for high resolution.
Both models offer the same deep cooling of C-red 2 cameras, enabling imaging and measurements in the extended SWIR range with extremely low dark current levels and image quality.
C-RED 2 ER 1.9 µm & 2.2 µm allow to go deeper in the infrared and open new imaging and sensing opportunities for life science, defence, laser measurements, and industrial applications.
C-RED 2 Lite is the temperature-stabilized version of C-RED 2, able also to run at 600 FPS with 30 electrons readout noise. C-RED 2 Lite integrates a 640 x 512 InGaAs PIN Photodiode detector with 15 μm pixel pitch.
This compact, price/performance camera has no fan to minimize the vibrations, minimize the service needs, and to offer flexibility to the integration to your instruments or systems. It can also be offered with optional passive heat sinks, or cooling plate for water-cooling.
C-RED 2 Lite is specially designed for cost sensitive high-end industrial, science and surveillance integrations, where deep cooling and long integration times are not required.
Specially designed for short exposure time applications, C- RED 3 is the fastest VGA uncooled camera for short wave infrared (SWIR) imaging.
C-RED 3 uses a TECless 640 x 512 InGaAs PIN Photodiode detector with 15 μm pixel size. It embeds an electronic shutter with integration pulses shorter than 5 μs.
The unique adaptive BIAS allows us to use the camera in any variable temperature environment.
Autonomous, ultra compact and available also without casing, C-RED 3 offers a solution for every application and every budget.
Originally designed to uphold optical excellence and withstand the extreme conditions of space operations, the C-RED New Space / Board Level, is a SWIR camera core for integration on small spaces and demanding instrumentation.
Based on a space-approved sensor and with space-designed electronics, the solutions can address applications ranging from high-speed laser beam detection (Free Space Optical communication, beacon beam tracking) to Earth observation and greenhouse gas detection.
First Light Imaging can offer a high level of customization for both the hardware, the electronic design and the firmware. With multiple on-going projects, C-RED New Space solution has already been successfully integrated into optical payloads.
Andor’s High Energy detector range includes CCD and sCMOS cameras for VUV/EUV/Soft X-Ray (direct detection) and Hard X-Ray (indirect detection) applications.
Andor’s portfolio contains a wide range of high sensitivity, high dynamic range and fast detection solutions for X-Ray/EUV instrumention and industrial inspection. Andor offers a comprehensive portfolio of open fronted direct X-ray detection cameras (SO), also available with Beryllium windows (SY) in stand-alone formats with Andor’s patented UltraVac™ technology. Andor also offers high throughput fibreoptic and lens coupled indirect detection solutions.
These detectors benefit especially applications in the field of EUV, X-ray, neutron or electron detection, including materials science, fast/high-resolution tomography and industrial inspection.
The Andor Open Front ‘Direct’ detection cameras are a flexible solution for imaging and measurement with vacuum chambers. There cameras offer a convenient 16-point, knife-edge sealed 6” rotatable CF-152 flange for a robust and highly effective seal to any compatible vacuum chamber interface.
Several different models are available for imaging requirements of your instruments with sCMOS sensors (Marana-X) and imaging CCD (iKon range).
Soft X-ray direct detection CCD cameras with cooling down to -1000C and Beryllium window to block visible wavelengths. Available for imaging applications in 1 MP and 4.2 MP formats.
Andor’s flagship Zyla-HF fiber-optic coupled sCMOS detector delivers 100fps from an ultra-low noise 5.5 MP sensor, with >30 lp/mm resolution and choice of scintillators. Ideal for fast tomography and inspection.
Our iKon-L HF 4.2MP CCD offers a high QE (95%) back-illuminated sensor and a single directly bonded FOP, combining high optical transmission and spatial resolution performance.
Choose from a huge array of standard imaging cameras, all capable of collecting lens coupled light from a scintillator. Marana, Zyla and Balor-X sCMOS cameras offer a means to do fast tomography without the need for a mechanical shutter.
Intensified and Gated cameras are the solution for high-speed applications requiring the best timing accuracy, ultra-fast time resolution (optical gating down to < 2ns) and high sensitivity. A comprehensive on-board Digital Delay Generator (DDG™) provides ultra low-jitter and ultra-low insertion delay electronics for accurate timing (10 ps accuracy) and synchronization of sensor, image intensifier gating and external hardware.
The iStar family features a range of high-resolution sensors for the sharpest images, while maintaining the highest dynamic range.
A fiber-coupling arrangement to the image intensifiers is used for maximum collection efficiency, unlike lens-coupled configurations that would suffer from lower throughput, image vignetting and distortion. We can help you choose from a broad range of Gen2 and Gen 3 intensifiers, dependent on your application needs.
iStar sCMOS is integrated with a 5.5 MP sensor delivering 50 fps and 2 ns optical gating. The low noise sCMOS chip also delivers a high dynamic range solution.
Suited to a wide range of applications, including time-resolved fluorescence & photoluminescence, flow analysis, combustion imaging, hyperspectral imaging and stand-off chemical detection.
iStar CCD 334T is integrated with a 1 MP CCD sensor. While the readout of the CCD chip is inherently slower than a sCMOS chip, if your application is not speed or dynamic range dependent then the 334T should be considered from a price/performance perspective.
