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Deep-Cooled, 640 x 512 InGaAs Camera Engineered for Advanced Low-Light NIR/SWIR Applications in Life and Physical Sciences
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- Published on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 13:54
Princeton Instruments is pleased to introduce the PIoNIR: 640, the world’s first scientific-grade camera to utilize a deep-cooled InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) focal plane array. The PIoNIR™ is specifically designed for use in challenging low-light near infrared (NIR) or shortwave infrared (SWIR) imaging and spectroscopy applications that require high sensitivity from 0.9 µm to 1.7 µm. PIoNIR applications range from cutting-edge nanotube fluorescence imaging to photovoltaic (PV) inspection.
“The PIoNIR: 640 is a very unique NIR/SWIR camera in today’s market. It combines the advantages of the latest-generation 640 x 512 InGaAs array [peak quantum efficiency: >80%] with thermoelectric cooling [down to -90°C] and low-noise readout electronics to deliver the highest possible sensitivity in this important wavelength range,” notes Ravi Guntupalli, product manager for Princeton Instruments’ Imaging Group. “The PIoNIR sets a new performance benchmark, enabling novel research and industrial applications in diverse life and physical science areas such as semiconductor failure inspection, singlet oxygen imaging, PL [photoluminescence] imaging of PV materials, NIR fluorescence and absorbance, and deep tissue imaging.”
Previous-generation InGaAs cameras required liquid nitrogen to achieve deep cooling but thanks to state-of-the-art vacuum technology developed at Princeton Instruments the new PIoNIR: 640 reaches temperatures as low as -90°C using convenient, maintenance-free thermoelectric cooling. As a result, unwanted thermal noise is minimized to achieve the best possible signal-to-noise ratio. The camera offers either built-in air or liquid cooling, or a combination of the two, for use in thermal- and vibration-sensitive environments.
The PIoNIR:640 also features a Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) data interface for remote operation from up to 50 meters away and delivers a maximum frame rate of 110 frames per second at full resolution.
The new camera is available with the latest Princeton Instruments LightField™ data acquisition software, which affords complete control over all PIoNIR: 640 hardware features via an exceptionally intuitive user interface. LightField provides automatic defect correction, exposure control up to minutes, and a host of innovative functions for easy capture and export of imaging and spectral data. The PIoNIR: 640 can be integrated into OEM systems using the PICAM™ SDK, a free software development kit from Princeton Instruments.
New Sales Director at Roper Scientific GmbH
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- Published on Monday, 14 November 2011 18:50
Princeton Instruments and Roper Scientific GmbH are pleased to announce that Ulrike Helfferich has been named as the Sales Director of Roper Scientific GmbH as of November 1st, 2011. Ms. Helfferich takes over for Willy Pfanhauser, Managing Director, who retires after a long and successful career in the scientific photonics industry.
Ms. Helfferich brings many years of sales and application experience in the photonic and opto -electronic markets to her new position supporting the German Sales Team. In her former employment she had responsibility for end-user system sales as well as for OEM business. At Roper Scientific GmbH, Ulrike will be responsible for sales and market development for Princeton Instruments spectrographs and cameras for scientific and industrial use.
Bill Keating, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Princeton Instruments states, “I am happy to welcome Ms. Helfferich as Sales Director for our German sales office. I believe she will be a key contributor in supporting our current customers, as well as expanding our customer base.“
LightField 4.0 Released - now supports PI-MAX 3
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- Published on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 05:44
New 64-bit LightField™ 4.0 from Princeton Instruments Marks Sea Change in Image and Spectral Acquisition Software
Trenton, NJ — Princeton Instruments is pleased to introduce LightField 4.0, a new 64-bit image and spectral acquisition software package that provides a cutting-edge user interface and the powerful functionality needed to set up and perform complex optical diagnostic experiments. This unique and revolutionary software puts hundreds of useful — and very easy to use — features at researchers’ fingertips. LightField fully supports Princeton Instruments PIXIS, PI-MAX® 3, ProEM, PyLoN, and Quad-RO cameras as well as Acton Series spectrographs, including the popular LS785.
PyLoN - Controllerless, Cryogenically Cooled CCD Camera
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- Published on Friday, 22 July 2011 06:33
Princeton Instruments is pleased to introduce the PyLoN™ series, a brand new line of controllerless, cryogenically cooled CCD cameras designed for quantitative spectroscopy applications that demand the highest possible sensitivity. The first commercially available models in the new series are the PyLoN:100 and PyLoN:400, dual-amplifier cameras that utilize 1340x100 and 1340x400 sensors, respectively. Soon-to-be-introduced models include the dual-amplifier PyLoN: 2K and the single-amplifier PyLoN: 256.
New Capture Interface Supporting MEGAPLUS GigE Camers for Image-Pro Plus
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- Published on Thursday, 16 June 2011 06:34
June 16, 2011- Bethesda, MD and Trenton, NJ
Media Cybernetics and Princeton Instruments are proud to announce the availability of a capture interface for Image-Pro products that supports Princeton’s MEGAPLUS industrial cameras. This all new capture interface is compatible with Windows XP Professional (SP3) 32 & 64bit, Windows Vista Business or Ultimate (SP2) 32 & 64bit, and Windows 7 (SP1) 32 & 64bit operating systems.
PIXIS-XB Direct Detection Cameras
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 19:56
Princeton Instruments, (PI), is pleased to announce the new PIXIS-XB series of direct detection cameras. The PIXIS-XB series is based on PI’s highly popular line of PIXIS cameras and is designed for the extremely low flux imaging and spectroscopy applications in X-ray energy range between ~ 3 keV to 20 keV.
PIXIS-XF X-ray Camera with Back-Illuminated, 4-mil Pixel Resolution
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 19:54
March 23, 2011
Princeton Instruments (PI), announces the addition of PIXIS-XF: 2048B camera to its popular line of cameras in its X-ray Group. This high-performance camera offers
4- million pixel resolution and operates at 100 kHz and 2 MHz. It supports PI’s unique phosphor replacement design to optimize the camera for different X-ray energies. The fully integrated PIXIS-XF: 2048B camera is designed for the most demanding X-ray applications, including Micro-Computer Tomography, Streak Tube Readout as well as industrial and medical imaging.
ProEM 1600 EMCCD for Spectroscopy
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 January 2011 19:57
Princeton Instruments is pleased to introduce the ProEM:1600, the most advanced spectroscopy EMCCD camera on the market to date. The latest addition to the popular ProEM™ product line, this camera utilizes proprietary Princeton Instruments eXcelon™ technology, which greatly reduces the interference fringes (i.e., etaloning effect) that have made back-thinned EMCCDs unusable in the NIR until now. eXcelon also increases the sensitivity of the detector in the UV, blue, and NIR spectral regions.
PI-MAX3-MG for UV-Blue Gated Imaging Applications
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- Published on Monday, 13 December 2010 19:58
Princeton Instruments (PI) is pleased to announce the addition of PI-MAX3-MG models to its popular line of intensified CCD (ICCD) cameras. The new MG models feature the exclusive “MCP Gating” technology to provide unprecedented sensitivity and gating speed combination. The new cameras are specially suited to UV-Blue applications such as PLIF imaging in combustion research.
New Sales Engineers and OEM Business Manager Appointed
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- Published on Friday, 22 October 2010 19:59
Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce the appointment of new sales engineers. These include two regional positions in the United States for Physical Science Sales, one for MEGAPLUS® industrial cameras and an OEM Business Manager.